Bloomfield Township Municipal Court

Bloomfield Township Municipal Court cases in Essex County, Bloomfield, NJ

Bloomfield Township Municipal Court is a municipal court in Bloomfield, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles matters arising in Bloomfield Township involving motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI/DUI and parking), municipal ordinance and property-code violations, and non-indictable criminal cases such as disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses. The court also conducts preliminary proceedings for indictable crimes-such as first appearances, issuing complaints/warrants, and setting release conditions-before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County. Its docket may also include state regulatory violations such as fish and game, boating, and weights-and-measures offenses.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Bloomfield Township Municipal Court

Bloomfield Township Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating non-indictable matters arising in the township. It handles motor-vehicle and parking offenses (including DWI), disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons charges, municipal ordinance and housing/health code violations, and certain fish/game and weights/measures matters. Services include accepting filings and citizen complaints; scheduling and holding hearings (first appearances, arraignments, pleas, motions, bench trials); issuing warrants and subpoenas; and administering fines, payment plans, and compliance (e.g., community service or conditional dismissals). When authorized, a municipal judge may issue temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence emergencies; final restraining orders are heard in Superior Court. The court provides interpreters and ADA accommodations. Jury services are not provided; municipal cases are tried before a judge. Indictable offenses receive initial processing and are referred to the Superior Court.