Eatontown Municipal Court

Eatontown Municipal Court cases in Monmouth County, Tinton Falls, NJ

Allentown Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the Borough of Allentown, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within New Jersey's municipal court system, it hears local motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI/DUI), municipal ordinance and code violations, and quasi-criminal matters classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses. The court also accepts complaints, issues warrants, and conducts first appearances and probable-cause determinations for indictable offenses, which are then transferred to the Monmouth County Superior Court. It does not adjudicate civil lawsuits, small claims, landlord-tenant, probate, or family matters; those are handled by the New Jersey Superior Court.

Eatontown Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Eatontown Municipal Court

Allentown Municipal Court serves the public by handling traffic and parking citations, municipal code violations, and summary/misdemeanor offenses; hearing landlord-tenant disputes and small civil claims within statutory limits; and conducting criminal arraignments and preliminary hearings. Services include accepting case filings and payments, scheduling hearings and bench trials, processing continuances and warrants, and providing records, certified copies, forms, and language/ADA accommodations. The court issues notices, maintains calendars, and provides appearance options per local rules. Protective orders (e.g., domestic violence) and jury trials are not handled here; those matters, including jury service, are administered by the county trial court, with this court directing parties to the proper offices.