Cliffside Park Municipal Court

Cliffside Park Municipal Court cases in Bergen County, Cliffside Park, NJ

Cliffside Park Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Within the state judiciary, municipal courts handle local, non-indictable matters: motor vehicle and parking offenses (including DWI), municipal ordinance and code violations, and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, as well as certain fish and game, boating, and weights-and-measures violations. The court also conducts first appearances and other preliminary proceedings for indictable criminal complaints before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County. It does not adjudicate general civil, small-claims, landlord-tenant, or family matters, which are heard in the Superior Court.

Cliffside Park Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Cliffside Park Municipal Court

Cliffside Park Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating local, non-indictable matters: motor-vehicle and parking violations (including DUI/DWI, reckless driving, no insurance), disorderly persons/petty disorderly offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting, trespass), and municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, property maintenance, animal control). Services include intake of complaints/case filings, arraignments, advisement of rights, court hearings and bench trials, motions, discovery, warrants and probable-cause determinations, fines/fees assessment, payment plans, and records/dispositions. The court provides interpreters, ADA accommodations, and public-defender applications if eligible. Protective orders: municipal judges may issue temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence emergencies; final orders are handled by Superior Court. Jury services are not provided; jury trials occur in Bergen County Superior Court. Referrals may be made to mediation for minor disputes.