North Plainfield Municipal Court

North Plainfield Municipal Court cases in Somerset County, North Plainfield, NJ

North Plainfield Municipal Court is a municipal court in Somerset County, New Jersey. As a court of limited jurisdiction within the state judiciary, it handles non-indictable matters including motor vehicle and traffic offenses (such as DWI, speeding, and license/insurance violations), parking tickets, municipal ordinance and housing/code violations, disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, and certain regulatory violations (e.g., fish and game, boating, and weights and measures). The court also conducts initial proceedings for indictable offenses-such as receiving complaints and holding first appearances-before transferring those cases to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset County. It does not hear civil lawsuits, small claims, landlord-tenant, divorce, custody, or felony trials, which are handled by the Superior Court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in North Plainfield Municipal Court

North Plainfield Municipal Court handles violations of state and local law within the borough, including traffic/parking offenses, DWI and other motor-vehicle charges; disorderly and petty disorderly persons offenses (e.g., simple assault, harassment, shoplifting, drug paraphernalia); and municipal ordinance, code, housing, and animal-control violations. Services include accepting and processing complaints/summonses, scheduling arraignments and status conferences, prosecutor conferences, bench trials, sentencings, and compliance hearings; issuing warrants and subpoenas; assessing fines, surcharges, and restitution; offering payment plans and payment processing; providing interpreters and ADA accommodations; and supplying certified records. Protective orders: municipal judges may issue emergency domestic-violence temporary restraining orders when the Superior Court is unavailable. Jury services are not provided; jury trials occur in the Superior Court. The court serves the public by resolving minor criminal, traffic, and ordinance matters and ensuring access to case information and hearings.