Atlantic City Municipal Court

Atlantic City Municipal Court cases in Atlantic County, Atlantic City, NJ

Atlantic City Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving Atlantic City, New Jersey. It handles motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI), parking citations, municipal ordinance and property-code violations, and minor criminal matters classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting). The court conducts first appearances, determines probable cause, issues search and arrest warrants, and sets conditions of pretrial release for indictable offenses before transferring those cases to the New Jersey Superior Court. It does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant disputes, or family matters, which are handled by the Superior Court's Special Civil Part and Family Division.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Atlantic City Municipal Court

Atlantic City Municipal Court provides front-line justice services for local, non-indictable matters. It processes case filings and citizen complaints for traffic and parking tickets, municipal-ordinance violations, and disorderly/petty-disorderly persons offenses (e.g., DUI/DWI, simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds, minor drug possession, fish/game and boating violations). The court schedules and conducts arraignments, plea hearings, bench trials, sentencings, and violation-payment matters through its Violations Bureau, including time-payment plans and warrant/FTA resolution. It accepts applications for public defender representation, provides interpreters and ADA accommodations, and may refer appropriate cases to community mediation. When the Superior Court is closed, an on-call municipal judge can issue emergency domestic-violence temporary restraining orders. Jury services are not provided; municipal cases are tried without juries. The court also offers guidance on online payments, appearances, and compliance with court orders.