Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court

Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court cases in Morris County, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court is a municipal court serving Parsippany, New Jersey, with limited jurisdiction in the local judicial system. It handles motor-vehicle and traffic offenses (including DUI/DWI and parking), municipal ordinance and housing/code violations, and minor criminal matters such as disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses. The court issues warrants, conducts first appearances and arraignments, and may set bail for indictable offenses before transferring those cases to the Morris County Superior Court. It does not hear general civil, family, probate, or felony trials, which are within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Superior Court.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court

Parsippany-Troy Hills Municipal Court serves as the local forum for lower-level offenses and community disputes. It:
- Accepts case filings and complaints for traffic and parking tickets, municipal ordinance/code violations, and disorderly persons/petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., DWI, simple assault, shoplifting under threshold).
- Schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, bench trials (no jury trials), and sentencing/compliance reviews; issues warrants and handles probable-cause determinations.
- Processes payments, restitution, and time-payment plans; manages compliance (community service, classes).
- Provides interpreter and ADA accommodations; screens for municipal public defender eligibility.
- Coordinates protective-order access: facilitates domestic-violence complaints and can issue emergency temporary restraining orders when appropriate; otherwise refers to Superior Court Family Division.
- Offers remote/virtual appearance options and information/records for municipal cases.

Note: Jury services are handled by the Superior Court, not the municipal court.