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Borough of Somerville
MUNICIPAL
COURT
VIOLATIONS
BUREAU
29 Somerset Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone:
(908) 704-6990
Fax:
(908) 722-0502
Municipal Court Violations Bureau Hours
9:00
AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
through Friday
Court Sessions Held
At:
Raritan Municipal Court
22 First St.
Raritan, NJ
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Judge: Honorable William T. Kelleher Jr.
Court Administrator: Corrine F. Legge, CMCA
1st Deputy: Nina D. Orlowski
2nd Deputy: Joann Kane
Prosecutor: William J. Johnson, Esq.
1st Alternate Prosecutor: Steven
J. Sloan, Esq.
2nd Alternate Prosecutor: C.
“Kip” Bateman, Esq.
Public Defender: James V. Loewen, Esq.
Alternate Public Defender: Francis X.
Hermes, Esq.
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Court Schedule
Thursday
Evenings at 7:00pm
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Directions to Somerville Municipal
Court
22 First St.
Raritan, NJ
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From Somerville:
Proceed West on Somerset
Street into the Borough of Raritan.
Once you are in Raritan, pass
through the first traffic light (Thompson
St)
Make the second right after the light onto Wall St.
Proceed to the end and the Municipal Court facility in
directly in front of you.
Parking is located to the rear of the building.
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If You received a Traffic or Non Traffic Summons that Does Not
require a Court Appearance, and you wish to enter a GUILTY plea to the
violation, you may pay the prescribed penalty, which is listed on the (click
here->) VIOLATIONS
BUREAU SCHEDULE. You may either mail the summons
with the prescribed penalty to:
Somerville Municipal Court/Violations Bureau
29 Somerset Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
Or pay in person at the Somerville Violations
Department Building
located at the above address.
The Borough of Somerville
Municipal Court/Violations Bureau now accepts Visa & Mastercard
payments at their office located in Somerville
and also at the court sessions in Raritan.
You
may also pay certain tickets on line at:
www.NJMCDirect.com
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FOR CANCELLATION OF A SCHEDULED COURT SESSION OR DELAYED OPENING
OF THE VIOLATIONS BUREAU DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, TUNE YOUR FM DIAL TO 101.5
WKXW
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Borough of Somerville
MUNICIPAL COURT
PHONE (908) 704-6990
Important Municipal Court Information
Plea of Not Guilty
If you intend to plead not guilty to a Summons and
Complaint and have a trial, you must notify the Court at the telephone number
are shown above,
of your intention at least 7 days prior to your scheduled court date. If you
fail to notify the Court, it may be necessary for you to make two court
appearances.
Court Appearance Required
If "Court Appearance Required" is checked on your Summons and
Complaint you must appear in court at the time and place indicated,
even if you wish to plead guilty. If "Court Appearance Required" is
not checked on your Summons and Complaint you must still appear
in court if: a) you wish to have a trial; or b) the charge is not listed on the
State or Local (Supplemental) Violations Bureau Schedule.
Plea of Guilty: Payment Through Violations Bureau
You may plead quilty and pay the
penalty, if the check box “Court Appearance Required” has not been checked on
the reverse side and the offense is
payable without the necessity of
court appearance. You may either sign
onto www.njmcdirect.com to determine
if the offense is payable and the amount of the
penalty or telephone the
court. If you wish to pay the penalty, bring or mail
the ticket, together with payment in the amount of the penalty, to the court at
the
address indicated prior to the court date displayed on the
front of the ticket.