Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court

Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court cases in Camden County, Cherry Hill, NJ

Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. It handles 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. The court also accepts complaints, issues warrants, and conducts probable-cause determinations for indictable offenses before those matters are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage. It does not hear civil or family cases, or trials of indictable crimes. Its jurisdiction covers offenses occurring within Cherry Hill Township.

Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court

Cherry Hill Township Municipal Court handles local, non-indictable matters: traffic and parking violations, DUI/DWI, municipal ordinance/code violations (property maintenance, noise, health), and disorderly/petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, shoplifting, harassment). Key services:
- Intake and processing of complaints/tickets and case filings
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, bench trials, and sentencing
- Payments of fines/fees and payment plans
- Case information and dispositions
- Public defender eligibility screening
- Warrants and subpoenas
- Referrals to community dispute mediation

Protective orders: municipal judges may issue emergency temporary restraining orders when the Superior Court-Family Division is unavailable. Jury services: not provided; jury trials occur in the Superior Court. The court's role is to process cases, hold hearings, and resolve local offenses for the public.