Weehawken Municipal Court

Weehawken Municipal Court cases in Hudson County, Weehawken, NJ

Weehawken Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction in Weehawken, New Jersey. It handles local quasi-criminal and traffic matters, including motor vehicle and parking offenses (such as speeding and DWI), municipal ordinance violations (noise, property maintenance, health and housing codes), and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds). The court conducts arraignments/first appearances, accepts pleas, holds bench trials, issues warrants, and imposes fines, license sanctions, probation, or jail within statutory limits. Indictable criminal charges are not tried here; they are screened and, if sustained, sent to Hudson County Superior Court. The court does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant, or family matters; those are handled by the Superior Court's Special Civil Part and Family Division.

Weehawken Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Weehawken Municipal Court

Weehawken Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating local offenses and providing related case management.

Case types:
- Traffic and parking violations
- Municipal ordinance/code violations
- Disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, minor shoplifting)
- Fish, game, and boating violations

Core services:
- Case filings: accept citizen complaints and conduct probable-cause reviews
- Court hearings: schedule and conduct arraignments, pleas, trials, and sentencing
- Payments: process fines/fees, payment plans, and warrants
- Compliance: community service orders; discovery and subpoena processing; records/certifications

Protective orders:
- Municipal judges may issue emergency temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence matters when Superior Court is unavailable; final orders proceed in Superior Court.

Jury services:
- Not provided; municipal matters are tried before a judge.

Access services:
- Interpreter coordination and public-defender screening/assignments.