Lincoln Park Municipal Court

Lincoln Park Municipal Court cases in Morris County, Lincoln Park, NJ

Lincoln Park Municipal Court is a municipal court within New Jersey's Judiciary serving the Borough of Lincoln Park in Morris County. It handles non-indictable local matters, including motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (such as speeding and DWI), parking tickets, municipal ordinance and code violations, and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses. The court also conducts first appearances and other preliminary proceedings for indictable (felony) charges before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court, Criminal Division. It does not hear civil, family, probate, or juvenile delinquency cases; those are handled by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris Vicinage. Its role is to adjudicate local offenses, impose fines and penalties, and manage related warrants and compliance.

Lincoln Park Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Lincoln Park Municipal Court

Lincoln Park Municipal Court serves the public by handling:

- Case types: traffic and parking offenses; municipal ordinance/code violations (property, noise, animal control); low-level criminal matters (disorderly persons/misdemeanors such as simple assault, shoplifting under threshold, trespass); DWI/DUI and related motor-vehicle issues; park/fish/game violations; police- and citizen-filed complaints.
- Core services: intake of case filings and citations; scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, and bench trials; issuing warrants and subpoenas; processing fines, surcharges, and payment plans; public defender applications and interpreter services; providing records (dispositions, certified copies).
- Compliance and protection: monitoring court-ordered community service, classes, or treatment; assisting with temporary protective orders or directing parties to the appropriate court/agency.
- Jury services: provides information or coordination regarding jury service when applicable under local law; otherwise refers to the court that administers juries.