Paramus Municipal Court

Paramus Municipal Court cases in Bergen County, Paramus, NJ

Paramus Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the Borough of Paramus, New Jersey. Within the state judiciary, it handles non-indictable matters arising in the municipality, including motor vehicle and traffic offenses (e.g., speeding, DWI/DUI, reckless driving), parking violations, municipal ordinance violations (such as noise or property maintenance), and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons criminal offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds). The court also conducts first appearances and related proceedings for indictable offenses before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County. It does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant or small-claims matters, or family cases; those are handled in the Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Paramus Municipal Court

Paramus Municipal Court serves the public by handling:
- Case types: traffic and parking tickets; DWI/DUI; municipal ordinance violations; disorderly persons/petty offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, minor shoplifting, trespass); code, fish and game, and boating violations.
- Filings/processing: accepts police and citizen complaints, issues warrants/subpoenas, schedules matters, and processes fines, restitution, and payment plans.
- Protective orders: may issue emergency/temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence situations; final orders are handled by Superior Court.
- Hearings: first appearances, advisement of rights, plea hearings, pretrial conferences, bench trials (no juries), sentencing, and compliance/failure-to-appear hearings.
- Jury services: not provided; jury duty is through Bergen County Superior Court.
- Public assistance: interpreter and ADA accommodations, public defender applications for eligible cases, certified dispositions/records, and referrals to community dispute mediation.