• Prepares and schedules Municipal Court sessions, as well as any “Special Court Sessions”
  
• Prepares the weekly Court Calendar for Court Sessions.
  
• Attends Court sessions for the purpose of maintaining a tape recording and log; as well as processing payments and other court orders from the bench.
  
• Keeps current on motor vehicle laws, disorderly persons laws, administrative issues and updates the Township Administrator and Township Committee on changes that may have an effect on other municipal offices.
  
• Processes private citizen complaints (motor vehicle/disorderly) and makes determination of probable cause before a complaint is signed. The court may recommend and send private citizen complaints to “mediation “ by the Community Dispute Resolution Program. This is an alternative to formal court proceedings and if citizens are unable to resolve their dispute, they still have the option of presenting the matter to the Court.
  
• Enters all motor vehicle summons and criminal complaints. Follows up on cases in a timely fashion as to any late notices; rescheduling; issuance of warrants or suspension of drivers licenses.
  
• The Court Administrator is responsible for all financial and purchasing procedures for the Court.
  
• The Judge and Court Administrators are on call for the Police Department 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  

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Montgomery Township Municipal Offices
2261 Van Horne Road - Route 206 North
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
tel: (908) 359-8211
fax: (908) 359-0445
e-mail: court@twp.montgomery.nj.us