Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court

Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court cases in Ocean County, Egg Harbor, NJ

Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court is a municipal court in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, with limited jurisdiction over offenses occurring within the municipality. It handles motor-vehicle and traffic matters (including parking and DWI), disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, municipal ordinance and local code-enforcement violations, and certain state regulatory offenses such as fish and game, boating, and weights and measures. The court conducts first appearances, determines probable cause, sets release conditions, and issues warrants and subpoenas; indictable (felony-level) matters are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey. It does not hear civil lawsuits or family cases, although a municipal judge may issue temporary restraining orders in domestic violence matters when the Superior Court is unavailable.

Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court

Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating local, non-indictable matters.

- Case types: traffic and parking offenses (including DWI), municipal ordinance/code violations, disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, minor criminal complaints, fish and game/weights and measures violations, and contempt of domestic-violence restraining orders.
- Case filings and records: accepts and processes complaints/summonses; provides case information, certified dispositions, and record requests.
- Protective orders: municipal judges may issue emergency Temporary Restraining Orders when Superior Court is unavailable; violations are heard here.
- Court hearings: schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrial conferences, plea hearings, and bench trials; manages warrants and compliance reviews.
- Payments and compliance: accepts fines/fees, payment plans, and community service reporting.
- Accessibility: provides interpreters and ADA accommodations.
- Jury services: not provided; jury trials occur in Ocean County Superior Court.