The Harrison Township Municipal Court shall be abolished as of December 31, 2021, at 12:00 midnight, and after due notice is given as set forth in §
11-2, below. All summonses and other appropriate matters issuing or arising from the Township of Harrison shall be processed in the Mantua Joint Municipal Court on and after December 31, 2021, including those matters arising prior to December 31, 2021, which remain pending.
Notice of repeal and abolishment of the Harrison Township Municipal
Court and the establishment of the new Mantua Joint Municipal Court
shall be provided, in writing, to the Administrative Offices of the
Courts and the Assignment Judgment of Vicinage 15 and posted in the
municipal buildings of the participating municipalities in a location
where public notices are normally posted.
The responsibility for the operation of the Mantua Joint Municipal
Court shall be set forth in a shared services agreement, the "Agreement
for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court" approved by resolutions
of the Township of Harrison and the Township of Mantua.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., the
Mantua Joint Municipal Court is hereby established.
The Mantua Joint Municipal Court shall have an official seal
which shall bear the impression of the name of the Court.
The territorial jurisdiction of the Mantua Joint Municipal Court
shall be coextensive with the territory of the Township of Harrison
and the Township of Mantua, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a single Joint Municipal
Court to be located at 405 Main Street, Mantua, New Jersey.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4, as amended, the Judge of
the Mantua Joint Municipal Court shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall have the qualifications
required by law and shall serve for a term of three years from the
date of his/her appointment and until his/her successor has been appointed
and has qualified. The compensation of the Judge shall be an annual
salary as is now or hereinafter may be provided by ordinance and in
accordance with the terms of the agreement for operation of a Joint
Municipal Court between the Township of Harrison and the Township
of Mantua.
There shall be a Joint Municipal Court Administrator and Deputy
Joint Municipal Court Administrator who shall be appointed as provided
by this chapter and in accordance with the terms of the agreement
of the operation of a Joint Municipal Court between the Township of
Harrison and Township of Mantua.
The Mantua Joint Municipal Court support staff shall be appointed
in accordance with the terms of the agreement for the operation of
a Joint Municipal Court between the Township of Harrison and Township
of Mantua.
The Joint Municipal Court Prosecutor shall be appointed in accordance
with the terms of the agreement for the operation of a Joint Municipal
Court between the Township of Harrison and Township of Mantua. The
Joint Municipal Court Prosecutor shall have the jurisdiction, powers
and duties prescribed by N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1 et seq.