Pennsauken Municipal Court

Pennsauken Municipal Court cases in Camden County, Pennsauken, NJ

Pennsauken Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. It handles motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI and parking), municipal ordinance and housing/code violations, disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, and other non-indictable criminal matters. The court also conducts first appearances, arraignments, probable-cause determinations, sets conditions of release, and issues warrants in indictable cases before transfer to Camden County Superior Court. It does not hear civil lawsuits, juvenile delinquency, divorces, or other family matters; those are handled by the Superior Court. Common matters include speeding, suspended-license charges, careless driving, simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds, local noise or zoning violations, and weights-and-measures or fish-and-game violations.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Pennsauken Municipal Court

Pennsauken Municipal Court serves the public by:
- Case filings: traffic/parking, DWI/DUI, municipal ordinance violations, and disorderly persons/petty offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting), plus fish/game and weights/measures matters.
- Hearings: first appearances, rights advisements, plea conferences, bench trials, sentencing, and compliance reviews.
- Protective orders: judges may issue emergency/temporary restraining orders in domestic‑violence situations when Family Court is unavailable; can impose no‑contact conditions.
- Public services: ticket and fine payments, payment plans, scheduling and notices, interpreters, public defender applications for eligible defendants, certified copies of dispositions/records, and referrals to community mediation.
- Warrants/enforcement: probable‑cause review, issuance of summonses/warrants, and failure‑to‑appear processing.
- Jury services: none; jury trials are held in Superior Court.