New Jersey Statutes
§ 2B:12-17 — Jurisdiction of specified offenses
New Jersey·Title 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE
2B:12-17. Jurisdiction of specified offenses. A municipal court has jurisdiction over the following cases within the territorial jurisdiction of the court: a. Violations of county or municipal ordinances; b. Violations of the motor vehicle and traffic laws; c. Disorderly persons offenses, petty disorderly persons offenses and other non-indictable offenses except where exclusive jurisdiction is given to the Superior Court; d. Violations of the fish and game laws; e. Proceedings to collect a penalty where jurisdiction is granted by statute; f. Violations of laws regulating boating; and g. Any other proceedings where jurisdiction is granted by statute. L.1993, c.119, s.1; amended 1996, c.95, s.12.
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§ 2B:12-1
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Officers empowered to execute process§ 2B:12-15
Courtrooms and equipment§ 2B:12-16
Territorial jurisdiction.§ 2B:12-17
Jurisdiction of specified offenses§ 2B:12-17.1
Responsibility for notification.§ 2B:12-18.1
Complaints, county, State Police, Statewide, county law enforcement agency, heard in municipal court.§ 2B:12-2
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