Randolph Township Municipal Cour

Randolph Township Municipal Cour Court cases in Morris County, Randolph, NJ

Randolph Township Municipal Court is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction serving Randolph, New Jersey. It functions as a local trial court for non-indictable matters, handling motor vehicle and traffic offenses (including DWI), parking tickets, municipal ordinance and code violations (such as property maintenance, health, and noise), and disorderly persons/petty disorderly persons offenses under state law. The court conducts first appearances, arraignments, and other preliminary proceedings for indictable criminal charges before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County. It also processes complaints and issues warrants as authorized. Civil lawsuits and family matters are not heard in this court and are handled by the Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Randolph Township Municipal Cour

Randolph Township Municipal Court (NJ) provides first-level judicial services to the public for minor offenses. It accepts filings and processes: traffic and parking tickets; DUI/DWI; municipal code/ordinance violations (noise, property, animal, health); disorderly and petty-disorderly persons offenses (simple assault, harassment, shoplifting, trespass); fish and game, and weights and measures. It issues summonses and warrants; schedules arraignments, pretrial conferences, motions, bench trials, and sentencing; manages fines, time-payment plans, and community service; provides interpreters and ADA accommodations; and supplies records (certified dispositions) and subpoenas. The court takes citizen complaints and conducts probable-cause reviews. Protective orders: municipal judges may issue emergency temporary restraining orders when the Superior Court Family Division is unavailable; final restraining orders are handled by Superior Court. Jury services are not provided; all trials are judge-only. The court facilitates remote or in-person appearances as noticed.