Hamilton Township Municipal Court

Hamilton Township Municipal Court cases in Mercer County, Hamilton, NJ

Hamilton Township Municipal Court in Hamilton, Mercer County, is a municipal court within the New Jersey Judiciary. It serves as the local court of limited jurisdiction, handling non-indictable offenses and violations occurring within the township. Typical matters include motor vehicle and traffic offenses (such as speeding, parking, and DWI), municipal ordinance and code violations (e.g., noise, property maintenance), and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons criminal charges (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting at the disorderly-persons level, certain drug-related offenses). The court conducts first appearances, probable-cause determinations, and other preliminary proceedings for indictable offenses before transferring those cases to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer Vicinage. It does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant, or family/matrimonial cases, which are handled by the Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Hamilton Township Municipal Court

Hamilton Township Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating local offenses and providing related services. It handles traffic and parking violations, DWI, municipal ordinance/code enforcement matters, and disorderly persons/petty offenses; it conducts first appearances for indictable crimes before referral to Superior Court. Services include accepting citizen complaints and case filings for non-indictable matters, processing payments and payment plans, issuing warrants and summonses, and providing records, interpreters, and ADA accommodations. The court holds arraignments, plea hearings, motions, trials, sentencing, and compliance/review calendars. Municipal judges may issue temporary protective orders in emergent situations; final restraining-order hearings occur in Superior Court. Jury services are not provided-municipal trials are bench trials. The court may also refer suitable neighbor-dispute cases to community mediation.