Ocean Township Municipal Court

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

Oceanport Municipal Court is a municipal court in Oceanport, New Jersey. As a limited-jurisdiction court within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI), parking matters, municipal ordinance and property/housing code violations, and minor criminal cases classified as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses; it also hears violations of fish and game, boating, and weights-and-measures laws. The court conducts probable-cause determinations, issues warrants, and handles initial proceedings for complaints; indictable (felony) charges are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth Vicinage. It does not hear civil lawsuits, small claims, landlord-tenant, or family matters, which are handled by the Superior Court.

Ocean Township Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Ocean Township Municipal Court

Oceanport Municipal Court serves the public by handling:
- Case types: traffic and parking offenses, DWI/DUI, driver's license/insurance violations, disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting at the non-indictable level), municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, housing, zoning), and fish/game violations.
- Case filings: accepts and processes complaints (including citizen complaints), issues summonses and warrants, provides certified dispositions and abstracts, and manages fine payments and time-payment plans.
- Court hearings: first appearances/arraignments, status conferences, plea negotiations, motions, bench trials (no juries), sentencing, compliance/payment hearings, and referrals to mediation when appropriate.
- Protective orders: may issue temporary restraining orders in domestic violence emergencies when authorized; ongoing restraining-order matters are handled by Superior Court.
- Jury services: not provided in Municipal Court; jury trials and juror management occur in the Monmouth County Superior Court.
- Public support: interpreters and ADA accommodations.