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2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code
Section 2B:12-17 - Jurisdiction of specified offenses

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NJ Rev Stat § 2B:12-17 (2019)
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2B:12-17. Jurisdiction of specified offenses

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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