Nutley Township Municipal Court

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

Nutley Township Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey. It handles motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI/DUI and parking), violations of municipal ordinances and local code, and non-indictable criminal matters such as disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses; it also hears complaints involving fish and game, boating, and weights-and-measures violations. The court conducts first appearances, issues warrants, and determines probable cause; indictable (felony) matters are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage, for prosecution. The municipal court does not adjudicate civil lawsuits or family matters, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Nutley Township Municipal Court

Nutley Township Municipal Court serves the public by processing traffic and parking tickets, municipal ordinance violations, and disorderly/petty‑disorderly persons complaints (e.g., simple assault, harassment, non‑indictable shoplifting). It accepts citizen complaints, determines probable cause, and issues summonses or warrants. The court holds arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials (no juries), sentencing, and payment/compliance hearings, and addresses failures to appear and bench warrants. Municipal judges may issue emergency/temporary restraining orders in domestic‑violence matters when the Superior Court-Family Division is unavailable and provide victim‑services information. The court collects fines and surcharges, offers payment plans and NJMCdirect online payments, and provides calendars and certified dispositions. Typical matters also include motor‑vehicle offenses (speeding, DWI, careless driving) and ordinance issues (noise, property maintenance, animal control). Jury services are not provided; jury trials occur in Superior Court.