Metuchen Municipal Court

Metuchen Municipal Court cases in Middlesex County, Metuchen, NJ

Metuchen Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction, it handles motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI/DUI and parking), municipal ordinance and code violations, and minor criminal matters classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses. The court also processes citizen complaints, conducts arraignments, determines probable cause, and holds initial appearances for indictable (felony) charges before those cases are transferred to Middlesex County Superior Court. It does not hear civil or family matters, which are handled by the Superior Court. Its jurisdiction covers offenses occurring within Metuchen.

Metuchen Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Metuchen Municipal Court

Metuchen Municipal Court serves the Borough of Metuchen by adjudicating:
- Traffic and parking offenses, DUI/DWI, license/registration issues
- Municipal ordinance violations (noise, property, animal control)
- Non-indictable criminal matters (disorderly persons/petty DP such as simple assault, shoplifting, harassment)
- Select state regulatory violations.

Core services:
- Case intake and filings (citizen complaints, tickets)
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, bench trials, and sentencings
- Processing fines, restitution, payment plans, and community service orders
- Issuing warrants and subpoenas; reviewing plea-by-mail requests
- Interpreter and ADA accommodations; public defender applications for eligible defendants
- Domestic violence: accepts complaints and may issue emergency temporary restraining orders when Superior Court is unavailable
- Records, certified dispositions, and general case information.

Jury services: Not provided; jury trials are held in the Superior Court.