There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known
as the "Municipal Court of the Township of Ewing." The Municipal Court
shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The
Court shall be held in the Municipal Building of the Township or such
other place as the Council designates from time to time and shall
exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
by law upon municipal courts.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator,
appointed by the Mayor, who shall perform the functions and duties
prescribed by law, by the rules and statutes applicable to Municipal
Courts and by the Municipal Judge, and who shall be certified as required
by law. The duties of the Municipal Court Administrator shall include
but not be limited to:
A. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and
procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
B. Interviewing and speaking to persons wishing to file
criminal complaints or wishing information in this regard, receiving
complaints and dispensing information relating to court matters.
C. Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D. Attending court, recording pleas, judgments and dispositions,
arranging trial calendars, signing court documents and preparing and
issuing warrants and commitments.
E. Taking and preparing bail bonds, recognizances and
other security in lieu thereof, making inquiry concerning their sufficiency
and equity and receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
F. Interviewing persons on informal police court matters
to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary,
issuing summonses requiring court appearances; maintaining and classifying
records and files.
G. Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such
records, reports and files as are required by the Director of Motor
Vehicles.
There may be a Deputy Municipal Court Administrator,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Deputy Municipal Court Administrator
shall perform the functions assigned by the Municipal Court Administrator,
the Municipal Judge and the Business Administrator.
To the extent it is not inconsistent with the requirements of the Municipal Judge and the administrative office of the courts, the Municipal Court Administrator and the Deputy Municipal Court Administrator shall be subject to the Township's Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual, pursuant to Chapter
55, Officers and Employees, §
55-3.
A person applying for representation by the Township Public Defender shall pay an application fee as set forth in Chapter
172, Fees. The Municipal Court may waive the 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.