Fort Lee Municipal Court

Fort Lee Municipal Court cases in Bergen County, Fort Lee, NJ

Fort Lee Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving Fort Lee, New Jersey, within the New Jersey Judiciary. It handles offenses occurring in the borough, including motor vehicle and traffic matters (such as DWI), parking violations, municipal ordinance and code violations, and non-indictable criminal cases classified as disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, and DP-level shoplifting). The court also conducts initial proceedings and probable cause determinations for indictable (felony) offenses before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County. It does not hear civil, family, or indictable criminal trials, which are handled in the Superior Court.

Fort Lee Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Fort Lee Municipal Court

Fort Lee Municipal Court serves the public by handling:
- Traffic and parking matters, including DWI and other serious motor-vehicle offenses.
- Municipal ordinance/code violations.
- Minor criminal matters (disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, e.g., simple assault, harassment).

Core services:
- Accepting citizen complaints and case filings; issuing summonses, subpoenas, and warrants.
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, bench trials, and sentencing.
- Processing payments, fines, time-payment plans, motions, and providing certified records.
- Referrals to mediation when appropriate; interpreter and ADA accommodations.

Protective orders: Municipal judges may issue temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence emergencies; final restraining orders are heard in Superior Court.

Jury services: Not provided in Municipal Court; all trials are judge-only.