Delran Municipal Court

Delran Municipal Court cases in Burlington County, Delran, NJ

Delanco Township Municipal Court is a municipal court in Delanco, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles local motor-vehicle and parking offenses (including DWI), municipal ordinance and code violations, and minor criminal matters classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses. The court also issues warrants, determines probable cause, and conducts first appearances for indictable (felony) complaints before those cases are transferred to Burlington County Superior Court. It does not hear civil lawsuits (including small claims or landlord-tenant), juvenile delinquency, or family matters, which are handled by the Superior Court.

Delran Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Delran Municipal Court

Delanco Township Municipal Court serves the public by handling lower-level offenses and providing access to case processing.

Case types:
- Traffic and parking, DUI/DWI, and other motor-vehicle offenses.
- Disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting, trespass).
- Municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, property, animal control) and certain fish/game or boating matters.

Services:
- Accepts police and citizen complaints; issues summonses/warrants.
- Schedules and conducts arraignments, pleas, hearings, and bench trials; transfers indictable matters to Superior Court.
- Collects fines, fees, restitution; offers payment plans.
- Processes public defender applications; provides interpreters and ADA accommodations; supplies certified dispositions/records under court rules.
- Municipal judges may issue emergency temporary restraining orders when Family Court is unavailable.
- No jury trials are held in Municipal Court; jury service is administered by Burlington County Superior Court.