Toms River Municipal Court

Toms River Municipal Court cases in Ocean County, Toms River, NJ

Toms River Municipal Court is a municipal court in Toms River, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the New Jersey Judiciary, it handles motor vehicle and traffic matters (including DWI), parking violations, municipal ordinance and code violations, and disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses. The court processes complaints, arraignments, pleas, trials, and sentencing for these matters, and it issues warrants and conducts probable-cause determinations as authorized. For indictable (felony) offenses arising in the township, the court handles initial appearances and other preliminary proceedings before transferring the case to the Ocean County Superior Court. It does not hear civil, family, or felony trials.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Toms River Municipal Court

Toms River Municipal Court serves the public by handling local, non-indictable matters. It processes case filings for motor-vehicle and parking tickets, municipal ordinance/code violations (noise, housing, animal, zoning), and disorderly/petty disorderly offenses such as simple assault, harassment, theft/shoplifting, and alcohol/drug offenses including DWI. Services include accepting complaints (including citizen complaints), scheduling arraignments, pretrial conferences, and bench trials; issuing warrants and no-contact orders; setting conditions of release; assessing fines, surcharges, and time-payment plans; and providing interpreters and ADA accommodations. The court can issue temporary restraining orders in emergent domestic-violence situations when the Superior Court is unavailable; final protective orders are handled by Superior Court. Jury services are not provided-municipal cases are tried by a judge. Public assistance includes record inquiries, hearing information, and payment options.