Municipal Court Services develops and implements policies and best practices to support New Jersey's municipal courts.
Visit our Self-Help Center if you're representing yourself in court.
Contact Information
The following NJ statewide directories are available:
- Municipal Court Presiding Judges
- Municipal Court Division Managers
- Municipal Court Locations and Contacts (also see temporarily relocated municipal courts)
- Municipal Court Session Schedules
Online Tools
The Judiciary has several online tools that allow court users to conveniently view and often manage or resolve municipal court cases.
NJMCDirect is a fast, secure, and convenient way to plead guilty and pay traffic tickets or other Municipal Court complaints, make payments on installment plans, enter a not guilty plea, and request a plea agreement from a municipal prosecutor (for certain charges).
Judiciary Electronic Document Submission (JEDS) can be used to upload documents related to a municipal court case, request court records, and request a new court date.
Municipal Court Case Search allows court users to find a ticket or complaint number.
The Violations Bureau Schedule shows payable amounts for common traffic violations where a court appearance isn't required.
Refer to the Recently Enacted Laws Concerning the Municipal Courts for legislation affecting NJ municipal courts.
A collection of Municipal Court Case Law dating back to 1964 is also available.
Forms
Find the forms used most often in NJ municipal court