Sayreville Municipal Court

Sayreville Municipal Court cases in Middlesex County, Sayreville, NJ

Sayreville Municipal Court in Sayreville, New Jersey is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction within the state judiciary. It serves as the local trial court for motor-vehicle and parking offenses (including DWI), municipal ordinance and code violations, and minor criminal matters classified as disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting at the DP level). The court also handles matters such as fish and game and weights and measures violations, conducts first appearances, determines probable cause, issues warrants, and refers indictable (felony) cases to the Middlesex County Superior Court. It does not hear civil lawsuits, landlord-tenant or small-claims actions, or family matters such as divorce and custody, which are handled by the Superior Court.

Sayreville Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Sayreville Municipal Court

Sayreville Municipal Court serves the public by handling local, non-indictable cases and related services.

Case types:
- Motor-vehicle/parking violations, including DWI.
- Disorderly/petty-disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting, criminal mischief).
- Municipal ordinance and code violations (noise, property maintenance, animal control).
- Select state statute violations (fish/game, boating).

Services:
- Case filings: accepts traffic tickets and law-enforcement/citizen complaints; issues summonses/warrants; forwards indictable cases to Superior Court.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pleas, bench trials, and sentencing; provides interpreters and ADA accommodations.
- Payments/compliance: collects fines/fees, sets payment plans, and tracks compliance.
- Protective orders: may issue emergency temporary restraining orders in domestic-violence matters when the Superior Court Family Division is unavailable.
- Mediation: refers eligible minor disputes to the Community Dispute Resolution Program.

No jury services are provided; municipal matters are judge-decided.