[Amended 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
The Municipal Court of the Township of Pittsgrove is established as
of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws
of 1948 and as amended and supplemented by Chapter 293 of the Laws of 1993
(N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.).
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the “Municipal Court
of the Township of Pittsgrove.”
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of
the name of the court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of said Municipal Court, who shall
be appointed by the Township Committee and who shall serve for a term of three
years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
[Added 1-30-1953; amended 12-14-1983]
The Municipal Judge shall receive an amount as set forth in the Annual
Salary Ordinance, to be paid in the same manner as other municipal officers
are paid, and which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any allowances
whatsoever.
[Amended 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
Said Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge thereof shall have, possess
and exercise all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
by the provisions of Chapter 293 of the laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et
seq.), as amended and supplemented, or by any other law of the State of New
Jersey.
[Amended 12-14-1983]
The Municipal Court shall be held in the municipal building in the Township
of Pittsgrove, County of Salem and State of New Jersey. The Municipal Judge
shall sit at such time or times as shall be necessary to promptly complete
the calendar and at such other times as the business of the court may require,
subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[Adopted 6-8-1994 by Ord. No. 8-1994;
amended in its entirety 12-22-1997 by Ord. No.
11-1997]
There shall be a Municipal Public Defender of the Municipal Court of
the Township of Pittsgrove who shall be an attorney at law of the State of
New Jersey in good standing. The Municipal Public Defender shall be appointed
by the Township Committee of the Township of Pittsgrove and shall serve a
term of one year from the date of his or her appointment and continue in that
office pending his or her reappointment or appointment of a successor.
The Municipal Public Defender shall serve in accordance with P.L. 1997,
c. 256, and have all of the powers and duties conferred by said law as
supplemented and amended or by any other law of the State of New Jersey.
The Municipal Public Defender shall receive compensation in such amount
and manner as established by the Pittsgrove Township Committee. The compensation
to be paid to the Municipal Public Defender shall include all services rendered
by the Municipal Public Defender relating to interlocutory appeals in the
Superior Court of New Jersey.
Any person applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender or a court approved counsel, in the event that the Municipal Public Defender is unable to act, shall pay an application fee of not more than the amount set forth in Chapter
A120 of the Code of the Township of Pittsgrove, entitled “Fees,” but only in an amount necessary to pay the cost of the Municipal Public Defender services. The payment of said application fee shall be in accordance with and subject to the guidelines promulgated by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey which permits the Municipal Court to waive the required application fee in whole or in part if the court determines in its discretion upon a clear and convincing showing by the applicant that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation. The Municipal Court may permit payment of the application fee over a specific period of time, not to exceed four months, and the funds collected shall be deposited in a dedicated fund administered by the Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Pittsgrove. The funds shall be used exclusively to meet the cost incurred in providing the services of a Municipal Public Defender, including, when required, expert and lay investigation and testimony.
[Added 12-28-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-13]
A. Any person desiring to obtain Municipal Court discovery shall
mail a formal request to the Municipal Prosecutor. The request should specifically
identify the parties and reference all ticket/summon numbers associated with
the offense(s).
B. The Municipal Prosecutor shall obtain the requested discovery and mail an invoice to the requester, setting forth all fees associated with the request. Fees shall be set pursuant to Chapter
A120.
C. Upon the Municipal Prosecutor receiving appropriate payment,
the discovery shall immediately be forwarded.