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Margate City, NJ
Atlantic County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate City 7-22-1976 as Ch. 11 of the 1976 Code.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chapter 11 of the 1976 Code was originally derived from Ord. No. 459, adopted 12-16-1948, as amended.
A Municipal Court for the City of Margate City, New Jersey, is established as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the "Municipal Court of Margate City."
The Municipal Court shall have a Seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
There shall be a Judge of said Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall receive such annual salary as shall be set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of the municipal officers are paid, which shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
Said Municipal Court and the Judge thereof shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented,[1] or by any other law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[Amended 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
The Municipal Court shall be held in City Hall. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall sit on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 1:00 p.m. until the Court calendar is completed, and at such other times as the business of the Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[Amended 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
The Office of Municipal Court Administrator is hereby established. The salary of the Municipal Court Administrator shall be set as set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance.
[Amended 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
The Office of Deputy Municipal Court Administrator is hereby established. The salary of the Deputy Municipal Court Administrator shall be set as set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance.
The position of Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Margate City is hereby established. The salary for said position shall be as set forth in the annual Salary Ordinance.
[Added 2-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-2; amended 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
All persons applying for representation by a Margate Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee not to exceed $200 at the time of filing their application. The Municipal Court Administrator is directed to forward said fee to the City in accordance with appropriate accounting procedures.