Readington Township Municipal Court

Readington Township Municipal Court cases in Hunterdon County, Readington, NJ

Raritan Township Municipal Court, located in Flemington, NJ, is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction within New Jersey's local judiciary. It handles non-indictable matters arising in Raritan Township, including motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (such as DWI), parking tickets, municipal ordinance and code violations, and disorderly persons/petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting under statutory thresholds). The court also hears fish and game, boating, and housing/zoning violations. Indictable criminal charges are routed to the Superior Court, Criminal Division; the municipal court handles complaint intake, probable-cause determinations, and the issuance of warrants before transfer when required by court rules. It does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant, probate, or family cases, which are within the Superior Court's jurisdiction.

Readington Township Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Readington Township Municipal Court

Raritan Township Municipal Court serves the public by handling:
- Traffic and parking matters (moving violations, DWI), municipal ordinance violations, and disorderly/petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting).
- Case filings: accepts citizen complaints and summonses for covered offenses; processes warrants and first appearances; provides certified dispositions.
- Protective orders: issues temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence emergencies and hears related contempt complaints.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, bench trials (no jury), and sentencing; interpreters and ADA accommodations available.
- Payments and compliance: fines, payment plans, community service, and license-suspension matters.

Jury services are not provided; jury trials and indictable offenses are handled by Hunterdon County Superior Court.