Address:
County Government Complex
5905 Main Street
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(Access to the building is only available from the parking lot behind the courthouse.)
Directions
Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Payments are accepted at the Violations Bureau Window from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, and can be made by credit or debit card, cash, check or money order.
Payments are also accepted online
at NJMCdirect.com.
Central Municipal Court ID #0180
Contact the Court:
Email: centralmunicipalcourt@aclink.org
Online: Contact Form
Phone: (609) 909-5999
Fax number: (609) 909-5992
Your Court Appearance
Court is being conducted virtually at this time via Zoom.
You must download the Zoom App. No account or password is required.
Municipal Court Video - Please View Prior to Your Court Date
Find your Court Room and Meeting ID
Request an Adjournment (New Court Date)
If you need to reschedule your court hearing, you must request an adjournment immediately through the Judicial Electronic Document Submission (JEDS) portal. An adjournment will only be granted if there is a very good reason to do so that could not have been reasonably foreseen or prevented. Once the request is received and approved by the court, a paper notification will be mailed with confirmation of new court date.
Click here to get started with the Judicial Electronic Document Submission (JEDS) portal.
You may also use the JEDS portal to submit correspondence or complete forms to the municipal court. This includes but is not limited to: general questions to the court, a completed Financial Questionnaire or Notice of Appearance.
Request a Public Defender
Email the completed financial questionnaire to centralmunicipalcourt@aclink.org
Municipal Case Resolution Prior to Court
If you would like to Dispute your Traffic Ticket online, please visit njmcdirect.com and complete the following steps:
- Enter ticket information
- Click Continue
- When your ticket information appears, it will say Dispute.
- Create an Account
- Proceed as directed
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE - Once submitted, the Prosecutor will review your case and make an offer. You have 5 days to respond to the Prosecutor. If not completed in the 5-day time frame, your case will no longer be eligible for Online Dispute and you will receive a new pay-by-date or may call the court to receive a court date. If your ticket was previously scheduled for court, please contact our office for further assistance.
Municipal eFiling in JEDS (Judiciary Electronic Document Submission)
You may submit certain correspondence or completed forms to the municipal court through the Judiciary Electronic Documents Submission (JEDS) system. This includes but is not limited to: general questions to the court, a request for an adjournment, a completed Financial Questionnaire, or a Notice of Appearance. Please click the link for the JEDS website and full list of correspondence and forms that may be submitted.
Plea by Mail
Prior to completing the Plea by Mail form, please contact the court at centralmunicipalcourt@aclink.org to determine your eligibility.
Payments Accepted Online
NJMCdirect.com
Central Municipal Court ID # 0180
An expungement is the removal, sealing, impounding, or isolation of all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement or criminal justice agency. A court ordered expungement can remove your arrest, all court proceedings related to your case, your criminal or juvenile conviction, and/or the outcome of your case, including your sentence.
Begin the Process on the New Jersey Courts website.
Marijuana Record Expungement
The Marijuana Decriminalization Law, which took effect July 1, 2021, required the expungement of certain marijuana and hashish cases. As a result, the Supreme Court has ordered that thousands of cases be expunged.
More Information available on the New Jersey Courts website.
Other Helpful Expungement Information
PLEASE NOTE: Once you have completed the form, please save it and return it as an attachment by email to centralmunicipalcourt@aclink.org
We are an independent branch of government constitutionally entrusted with the fair and just resolution of disputes in order to preserve the rule of law and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this State.
STATE PRISON LOOKUP INFORMATION
COUNTY JAIL
Atlantic County Jail
Jail Records: 609-909-7551
Cape May County Jail
Jail Records: 609-463-4344 ext. 4622
Honorable Richard T. Fauntleroy, C.J.M.C.
Honorable Michele C. Verno, J.M.C.
Honorable Timothy P. Maguire, J.M.C.
Honorable Howard E. Freed, J.M.C.
Oath Administration Event, February 18, 2022
Antoinette “Toni” Tummon, C.M.C.A. Court Administrator
Gina Brunner, Deputy Court Administrator
Laura Garvey-Santoro, Deputy Court Administrator
Lisa Belgrave, Deputy Court Administrator
PROSECUTORS
5913 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 909-5145
Fax: (609) 909-5993
James Grimley, Esq.
Jenna Cook, Esq.
Adam Barker, Esq.
More Information
(including Demands for Discovery)
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Frank Lentz, Esq.
Linda Goff, Esq.
5913 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 909-5145
Fax: (609) 909-5993
James Grimley, Esq.
Jenna Cook, Esq.
Adam Barker, Esq.
More Information
(including Demands for Discovery)
Frank Lentz, Esq.
Linda Goff, Esq.
Request a Public Defender
Email the completed financial questionnaire to centralmunicipalcourt@aclink.org
In 2020, Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson invited the county’s 23 municipalities to explore the feasibility of a countywide municipal court as a shared service initiative to reduce costs and duplication and provide tax relief to county residents.
State Senate President Steve Sweeney endorsed the concept and introduced legislation to establish a regional municipal court under the authority of county government. New Jersey Senate Bill S3049 and its companion, Assembly Bill A5176, were signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on August 5, 2021.
The Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County opened in January 2022, the first regional court to be implemented in New Jersey as a result of this shared services legislation. The court currently operates five days a week, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Court is held in-person two days a week and virtually three days a week. In-person court procedures are being temporarily conducted in the Criminal Court Complex at 4997 Unami Boulevard in Mays Landing until the courtroom renovations are completed at the historic county court house at 5905 Main Street in Mays Landing.
Two committees were created with representatives of the participating municipalities to assist in the court’s operation and procedures. The Governance Committee is responsible for court operations and the preparation of an annual budget. The Personnel Committee determines court staffing and scheduling and provides salary recommendations.
Each of the two committees consists of three permanent members and additional two-year term rotating members.
