Middletown Township Municipal Court

Middletown Township Municipal Court cases in Monmouth County, Middletown, NJ

Middletown Township Municipal Court is a municipal court in Middletown, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles offenses occurring in Middletown Township under state statutes and local ordinances. Its docket includes non-indictable criminal matters (disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses), motor-vehicle and traffic violations (including DWI), parking tickets, and municipal code/ordinance violations (such as zoning, health, and property maintenance). The court also conducts preliminary proceedings-such as probable-cause determinations and issuing complaints or warrants-for indictable offenses, which are then transferred to the Superior Court, Criminal Division, in Monmouth County. It does not hear civil lawsuits or family matters, which are handled in the Superior Court.

Middletown Township Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Middletown Township Municipal Court

Middletown Township Municipal Court serves the public as a limited-jurisdiction court that:
- Adjudicates traffic and parking offenses, DWI/DUI, local ordinance violations, and disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct).
- Handles case filings: processes tickets and municipal complaints, accepts citizen complaints and motions, and administers fines, payment plans, and warrants.
- Protective orders: Domestic-violence restraining orders are primarily handled by Superior Court; municipal judges may issue temporary restraining orders when needed and can impose no-contact conditions in municipal cases.
- Conducts court hearings: first appearances, plea conferences, bench trials, sentencing, and compliance reviews; provides interpreter and public-defender services to eligible defendants.
- Jury services: Not provided; jury trials occur in Superior Court.