Municipal Court

MUNICIPAL COURT INFORMATION & HELPFUL LINKS:

The Bergen Vicinage Municipal Court has instructed us to include the following links and notice.

Municipal Courts are open via zoom to the public.  Please contact the court for the zoom link, per Directive #12-20, dated April 20, 2020, anyone wishing to view the court session, needs to request permission for real-time participation or viewing. Please note that court sessions now begin at 3:00 pm.

 

The court mailing address is 1 Harding Plaza, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Fax number is 201-670-3963.

 

Plea by Mail: https://www.njcourts.gov/forms/10715_plea_mail.pdf?c=uQC

Your Day in Court: https://www.njcourts.gov/forms/10959_yourdayincourt_8x11.pdf?c=vbt

Municipal Court Opening Statement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_zJg-XLde0).

Do I qualify for a Public Defender: https://njcourts.gov/courts/assets/municipal/indigencyguidelines.pdf?c=KRC

Where may I pay my fine? www.NJMCdirect.com or www.NJcourts.gov 

Municipal Court Appeal Forms: https://www.njcourts.gov/forms/10559_muni_appeal_kit.pdf?c=QQ0

Court Fines: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/directives/dir_15_20.pdf?c=aNi  

NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Point Schedule:   http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Violations/penalties_pointSchedule.htm

Records Request Application Form Online at https://www.njcourts.gov/selfhelp/index.html


Zoom

Municipal Court sessions are all open to the public - Contact the Court at 201-670-3950

Please note that court sessions now begin at 3:00 pm.

To pay your summons online you will need the Court ID for Wyckoff. It is 0270.

All complainants, defendants, attorneys, victims are to contact the municipal court via email at [email protected] to provide your full name, e-mail address, and cell phone number within seven days of a court notice.

Municipal Courts are open via zoom to the public.  Please contact the court for the zoom link, per Directive #12-20, dated April 20, 2020, anyone wishing to view the court session, needs to request permission for real-time participation or viewing.

 


OPENING STATEMENT TO BE READ BEFORE COURT BY DEFENDANTS -

FOR ENGLISH

Move your cursor and click on the link underlined below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_zJg-XLde0 

FOR SPANISH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et1A7CbdjjA


Effective August 3, 2020 - The public can now ask the municipal prosecutor to review their traffic matters and may be able to resolve their case without having to appear in person, under a recent change to municipal court operations in New Jersey. 

 

The Judiciary’s Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) program, which started in mid-May in approximately 30 municipal courts, allows court users to dispute a charge and provide information or evidence to municipal prosecutors online. The ODR program applies to 37 traffic offenses, such as speeding, failure to have an insurance card, or failure to yield, where defendants commonly provide additional documentation and seek a reduced charge before pleading guilty.


         

Court users can make their requests for review to the municipal prosecutor through NJMC Direct webpage (www.NJMCdirect.com or www.NJcourts.gov ). After reviewing the case, the prosecutor can offer a lesser charge or decline to change the charge.  

If a lesser charge is accepted, the matter will be reviewed by a judge for approval. If approved, the defendant does not need to go to court.

If the prosecutor declines to offer a lesser charge, or the judge does not approve the new charge, a hearing date is scheduled for the defendant to appear remotely.

 

 

Court Staff

NameTitle
Ari Bernstein

Judge (J.M.C.)

Richard M. Rosa

Prosecutor (Esquire)

John J. Bruno, Jr.

Public Defender (Esquire)

Jeff Steinfeld

Alternate Public Defender (Esquire)

Court Administration

NameTitlePhone
Kimberly McWilliams

Court Administrator

(201) 670-3950