Manville Municipal Court

Manville Municipal Court cases in Somerset County, Hillsborough, NJ

Montgomery Township Municipal Court is a New Jersey municipal court of limited jurisdiction, seated in Hillsborough, that handles matters arising in Montgomery Township. Its docket includes motor vehicle and parking tickets; municipal ordinance and code violations (health, housing, building); petty and disorderly persons offenses and other non-indictable criminal matters; and certain state statute violations (such as fish and game or weights and measures). The court also conducts first appearances, probable-cause determinations, and sets conditions of release for indictable offenses before those cases are transferred to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset County. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family matters, or indictable criminal trials.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Manville Municipal Court

Montgomery Township Municipal Court serves the public by processing local, non-indictable matters. It accepts case filings and complaints for traffic and parking offenses; municipal ordinance violations (e.g., noise, property maintenance); and disorderly/petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, certain shoplifting cases). The court schedules and conducts arraignments, plea hearings, trials, and sentencing; issues summonses and warrants; assesses fines and penalties; sets payment plans; and provides interpreters and ADA accommodations. It takes filings from law enforcement and citizen complainants, handles records requests, and oversees compliance with court orders (e.g., community service or educational programs). For protective orders, municipal judges may issue emergency temporary restraining orders when the Superior Court Family Division is unavailable; final hearings are in Superior Court. Jury services and jury trials are not provided by the municipal court; those occur in the county Superior Court.