Township of Monroe, NJ
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2024-01-08
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Part I Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 20 Court, Municipal
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrative Code
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Civil Service Classifications
- Ch 18 Contracts, Public
- Ch 20 Court, Municipal
- § 20-1 Establishment.
- § 20-2 Municipal Court Clerk and Deputy Court Clerks.
- § 20-3 Judge.
- § 20-4 Appointment of officers; compensation.
- § 20-5 Jurisdiction.
- § 20-6 Fee for Public Defender representation.
- Ch 23 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 29 Emergency Management Council
- Ch 30 Emergency Medical Services Division
- Ch 31 Environmental Commissions
- Ch 34 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Fire and Ambulance Services
- Ch 39 Fire Department
- Ch 45 Health, Board of
- Ch 46 Historical Society
- Ch 48 Housing Authority
- Ch 49 Housing Liaison, Municipal
- Ch 50 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 59 Municipal Utilities Authority
- Ch 62 Open Space Advisory Committee
- Ch 65 Personnel Policies
- Ch 69 Police, Division of
- Ch 73 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 74 Fees
- Ch 75 Wedding and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Ch 77 Residency Requirements
- Ch 80 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 82 Seniors Commission
- Ch 84 Social Media and Privacy Policy
- General Legislation
- Ch 87 Alarm Systems
- Ch 89 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 93 Amusement Devices
- Ch 94 Emergency Number Registration
- Ch 100 Bicycles
- Ch 104 Buildings
- Ch 105 Crane Use and Operation
- Ch 107 Charities
- Ch 109 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 118 Curfew
- Ch 122 Demolition Debris Recovery Plan
- Ch 123 Drones
- Ch 126 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 131 Emergencies
- Ch 132 Emergency Management
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 141 Fire Prevention
- Ch 142 Fire Protection
- Ch 143 Flea Markets
- Ch 144 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 146 Funeral Privacy
- Ch 148 Games of Chance
- Ch 151 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 162 Housing Standards
- Ch 169 Junkyards
- Ch 175 Land Management
- Ch 184 Library
- Ch 189 Limousines
- Ch 193 Littering
- Ch 200 Mobile Home Site Fees
- Ch 203 Motorized Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 205 Parades
- Ch 213 Noise
- Ch 215 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 220 Open Burning
- Ch 226 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 230 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 232 Plants, Invasive
- Ch 234 Potentially Dangerous Substances
- Ch 237 Dealers in Precious Metals, Gems, and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 239 Refuse Collection, Recycling and Source Separation
- Ch 242 Sale of Merchandise, Outdoor
- Ch 242A (Reserved)
- Ch 243 Rent Leveling
- Ch 245 Soil Removal
- Ch 248 Storage Trailers
- Ch 248A Stormwater Management
- Ch 249 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 252 Taxation
- Ch 254 Taxicabs
- Ch 258 Tires, Storage of
- Ch 260 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 262 Towing
- Ch 267 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 272 Water
- Ch 273 Water Use Restrictions, Emergency
- Board of Health
- Ch 276 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 279 Campgrounds
- Ch 280 Animal Control
- Ch 283 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 285 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 285A Containerized Yard Waste
- Ch 285B Improper Disposal of Waste
- Ch 285C Yard Waste Collection Program
- Ch 285D Litter Control
- Ch 286 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 287 Pet Waste
- Ch 288 Illicit Connection
- Ch 289 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 293 (Reserved)
- Ch 295 Nuisances
- Ch 303 Sewers
- Ch 306 Swine
- Ch 311 Body Art and Tattooing Establishments
- Appendix
- Ch A316 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Monroe 12-13-1967 by Ord. No. O-8-67 as Ch. 49 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be established in the Township of Monroe, in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948,[1] a Municipal Court, to be known as the "Municipal Court of the
Township of Monroe."
[1]
Editor's Note: See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[Added 5-21-1986 by Ord.
No. O-15A-86]
A.Â
The Township Council shall appoint a Municipal Court
Clerk and, when necessary, Deputy Court Clerks.
B.Â
The Municipal Court Clerk shall serve for a term of one
year from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed
and qualifies. The term of each Deputy Clerk shall be set by the resolution
appointing him but shall not exceed one year.
C.Â
Before entering upon the duties of their office, the
Municipal Court Clerk and each Deputy Court Clerk shall enter into a bond
as required by law.
[Added 5-21-1986 by Ord.
No. O-15A-86]
Judges of the Municipal Court shall be appointed and shall have terms
of office as provided in N.J.S.A. 2A:8-5.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-5 was repealed by L. 1993, c. 293, § 6;
see now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4.
The Township of Monroe shall hereafter by resolution have power to designate
the persons to preside over such Municipal Court, the required Clerk or Clerks
and other officers thereof and to establish the compensation to be paid to
the respective officers.
The jurisdiction of said Court shall be in strict accordance with said
Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[Added 2-23-1994 by Ord.
No. O-4-94; amended 9-23-2003 by Ord.
No. O-42-2003]
The Monroe Township Municipal Court shall require a person applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender to pay an application fee as set forth in Chapter 74, Fees. The Municipal Court Judge may waive said application fee, in whole or in part, if the Court determines, in its discretion, that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.
