Lodi Municipal Court

Lodi Municipal Court cases in Bergen County, Lodi, NJ

Lodi Municipal Court is a municipal court in Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles local non-indictable matters, including motor vehicle and parking offenses, DWI/DUI, municipal ordinance and housing/code violations, and petty and disorderly persons criminal offenses (such as simple assault, harassment, trespass, and shoplifting under the statutory threshold). The court conducts first appearances for non-indictable matters, accepts guilty pleas, issues warrants, and determines probable cause for indictable offenses before referring those cases to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County. It does not hear civil lawsuits, small claims, landlord-tenant, probate, or family matters, which are handled in the New Jersey Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Lodi Municipal Court

Lodi Municipal Court provides:
- Adjudication of traffic and parking offenses, including DWI/DUI and license/registration violations.
- Enforcement of municipal ordinances and code violations (property maintenance, noise, health, animal, housing).
- Hearings on disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds, drug paraphernalia).
- Processing of case filings: tickets and summonses, citizen complaints, motions, payment of fines/fees, payment plans, and warrants.
- Domestic-violence intake; judges can issue emergency temporary restraining orders when Superior Court is closed; violations are prosecuted.
- Court sessions: arraignments, pretrial conferences, pleas, bench trials, and sentencing; interpreter access and public defender applications.
- Scheduling, notices, and compliance monitoring for court orders, community service, and programs.
- Jury services are not provided; municipal cases are bench trials. Jury duty is managed by the Superior Court.