[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Barnegat
Light 6-10-1974 by Ord. No. 74-4 as Sec.
2-7 of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
A Municipal Court for the borough is established as of December 15,
1950, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and
supplemented.
The name of the Court shall be the "Municipal Court of Barnegat Light,
Ocean County, New Jersey."
The Municipal Court shall have a Seal which shall bear the impress of
the name of the Court.
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
The Municipal Court and the Judge thereof shall have, possess and exercise
all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other
law.
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
There shall be a Judge of the Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the Council, who shall serve for a term of
three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
A.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator who shall
serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until
his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall perform such functions
and duties as are prescribed for him by law, the rules of the courts and the
Judge.
B.
The Judge of a Municipal Court may designate, in writing,
an Acting Administrator or Deputy Administrator to serve temporarily for an
absent Administrator or Deputy Administrator until the absent Administrator
or Deputy Administrator returns or a new Administrator or Deputy Administrator
is appointed. The Acting Administrator or Acting Deputy Administrator shall
be paid at a rate established by the Judge but not exceeding that established
for the Administrator or Deputy Administrator.[1]
The Court shall be held as the business of the Court may require, subject
to the rules applicable to Municipal Courts.
[Added 12-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11]
A.
There shall be a Municipal Prosecutor for the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Barnegat Light who shall be appointed by the Mayor
and Borough Council for a term of one year commencing January 1. The Municipal
Prosecutor shall be an attorney at law in good standing in the State of New
Jersey.
B.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be responsible for the
prosecution of crimes and offenses cognizable in the Municipal Court of the
Borough of Barnegat Light.
[Added 12-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11]
A.
There shall be a Municipal Public Defender for the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Barnegat Light who shall be appointed by the Mayor
and Borough Council for a term of one year commencing January 1.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Municipal Public Defender
to represent any defendant charged with an offense of magnitude in the Municipal
Court who is an indigent. All necessary services and facilities of representation,
including both expert and lay investigation and testimony, as well as other
preparations, shall be provided in every case. The Municipal Public Defender
shall be responsible for handing all phases of the defense in the Municipal
Court.
C.
The Municipal Court of the Borough of Barnegat Light
shall require every person applying for representation by the Municipal Public
Defender to pay an application fee of $200. The Municipal Court may waive
any part of the application fee to the extent that it is determined, by a
clear and convincing showing, that the application fee represents an unreasonable
burden on the person seeking representation.
