West Deptford Township Municipal Court

West Deptford Township Municipal Court cases in Gloucester County, Mantua, NJ

Mantua Township Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction municipal court in Mantua, New Jersey. As part of the New Jersey municipal court system, it handles local quasi-criminal and traffic matters, including traffic and parking tickets, DWI/DUI, motor vehicle offenses, municipal ordinance and property/code violations, fish and game violations, and disorderly persons/petty disorderly persons offenses such as simple assault, harassment, and shoplifting. The court conducts arraignments, accepts pleas, holds trials, issues warrants, and handles first appearances and conditions of release for indictable charges before referral to Gloucester County Superior Court. It does not hear civil lawsuits (such as small claims or landlord-tenant) or family matters, which fall under the Superior Court's jurisdiction.

West Deptford Township Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in West Deptford Township Municipal Court

Mantua Township Municipal Court serves the public by resolving low-level offenses and managing local court processes.

- Case types: traffic and parking tickets, DWI/DUIs, municipal ordinance violations (e.g., noise, property/code), and non-indictable criminal matters (disorderly/petty disorderly persons such as simple assault, harassment, minor shoplifting, fish/game).
- Case filings and processing: tickets, ordinance complaints, citizen complaints, and warrants.
- Court hearings: first appearances/arraignments, pretrial conferences, motions, bench trials (no juries), pleas, sentencing, and compliance reviews.
- Payments and records: fines/surcharges, payment plans, community-service compliance, certified dispositions/records.
- Access services: interpreters, ADA accommodations, and remote appearances when authorized.
- Protective orders: authority to issue emergency temporary restraining orders when Superior Court is unavailable; final restraining orders are handled by Superior Court.
- Jury services: not provided; jury duty is administered by the Superior Court.