Burlington Municipal Court

Burlington Municipal Court cases in Burlington County, Burlington, NJ

Burlington City Municipal Court in Burlington, New Jersey, is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction. It serves as the local forum for motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI), parking violations, municipal ordinance and code violations, and non-indictable criminal matters such as disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses. It also handles certain state regulatory violations (e.g., fish and game, health, and weights and measures) and processes complaints, warrants, and subpoenas. For indictable crimes arising in the city, the court conducts initial proceedings before transfer to Burlington County Superior Court. It does not hear general civil, family, landlord‑tenant, or felony trials.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Burlington Municipal Court

Burlington City Municipal Court serves the public by handling: traffic and parking violations; DWI/DUI; disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, low-value shoplifting); and municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, property maintenance, animal, zoning), plus certain fish and game matters. Core services include case filings (citations and citizen complaints), scheduling and conducting court hearings (arraignments, pleas, bench trials, sentencing), fine and fee payments with payment plans, warrant/failure-to-appear processing, interpreter and ADA accommodations, records/certified dispositions, and coordination of discovery through the municipal prosecutor, with referrals to mediation where appropriate. Protective orders: the court may issue emergency temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence situations when Family Court is unavailable and can impose no-contact orders as case conditions. Jury services are not provided; juries are managed by Burlington County Superior Court.