Asbury Park Municipal Court

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Asbury Park Municipal Court cases in Monmouth County, Asbury Park, NJ

Asbury Park Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Asbury Park, New Jersey. It handles lower-level matters arising within the city, including motor vehicle and traffic offenses (such as speeding, parking, and DWI), municipal ordinance/code violations, and non-indictable criminal cases classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting at the disorderly-persons level). The court also accepts criminal complaints, issues warrants and summonses, and conducts first appearances; indictable (felony-level) offenses are then referred to the Monmouth County Superior Court. The Asbury Park Municipal Court does not hear civil, family, landlord-tenant, probate, or other Superior Court matters.

Asbury Park Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Court Type: Municipal
County: Monmouth
Street Address: 1 Municipal Plaza
City: Asbury Park
Zip Code: 7712
Phone: 732-775-1765
Fax: 732-988-6935
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Website URL: https://www.cityofasburypark.com/254/City-Court

Services and Case Types Handled in Asbury Park Municipal Court

Asbury Park Municipal Court handles:
- Traffic and parking matters, including DWI/DUI and reckless driving.
- Municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, property maintenance, housing, animal control).
- Disorderly persons and petty offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, trespass, shoplifting under statutory thresholds), plus fish/game and boating violations.

Services and proceedings:
- Accepts and processes complaints/summonses, citizen complaints, and case filings; issues warrants as authorized.
- Schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials (no jury services in municipal court), pleas, and sentencings.
- Processes payments of fines/fees, offers time-payment plans, and manages compliance (e.g., community service).
- Provides records and certified dispositions; coordinates discovery with the municipal prosecutor.
- Language access and ADA accommodations.

Protective orders:
- May issue temporary restraining orders when the Superior Court is unavailable; violations of restraining orders are heard in municipal court, while final orders are handled by Superior Court.

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