Violations Bureau Hours
Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Phone: 609-494-2171 Ext. 118 or Ext. 124
Fax: 609-848-9229
Judge: Daniel F. Sahin, JMC
Court Administrator: Karen M. Garcia, CMCA
Municipal Prosecutor: Bonnie R. Peterson, Esq.
Public Defender: Debra H. Rumpf, Esq.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING COURT PROCEEDINGS
How to Be Scheduled for a Court Session:
If Your Matter Requires a Mandatory Court Appearance
• If your matter requires a mandatory court appearance, you MUST contact the court by telephone or by emailing municipalcourt@shipbottom.org to provide your name, case/complaint # (if you know it), telephone number, and email address.
• Notice to Attorneys – You may request a working court date for your client by contacting the court directly with your client’s and your office’s information.
• If your matter is scheduled for a court session, please allow a minimum of one and a half hours for your hearing.
If Your Matter Does NOT Require a Court Appearance
• If you received a traffic or non-traffic summons that does not require a court appearance and you wish to enter a plea of guilty to the violation and pay the fine you may do so. Simply mail the summons with a check or money order made payable to “Ship Bottom Municipal Court” to the court. If you do not know the amount of your fine, please call the court for assistance. You may also pay online. To do so go to www.njmcdirect.com to process your payment with a credit or debit card.
• If you wish to plead NOT GUILTY you MUST contact the court to be scheduled for a court hearing. You may contact the court by telephone or by emailing municipalcourt@shipbottom.org to request that your matter be scheduled for court. Please provide the court with your name, case/complaint #(s) (if you know it), phone number, and email address.
• Please allow a minimum of one and a half hours for your court hearing.
IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR IN-PERSON COURT PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR IN-PERSON COURT APPEARANCE
IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR VIRTUAL COURT PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIRTUAL COURT APPEARANCE
SHIP BOTTOM 2025 COURT SESSIONS
- Monday, February 10 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, March 10 – 1PM Virtual, 1:30 IN PERSON – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, April 14 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, May 12 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, June 23 – 1PM Virtual, 1:30 IN PERSON – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, July 14 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, August 11 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, September 8 – 1PM Virtual, 1:30PM IN PERSON – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, October 27 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, November 10 – 1PM Virtual Only – Register for Virtual Court
- Monday, December 8 – 1PM Virtual, 1:30PM IN PERSON – Register for Virtual Court
Municipal Court Opening Statement Municipal Court Opening Statement
Alocucion Inicial Para Los Juzgados Municipal modelo de alocución inicial para los juzgados municipal – Spanish – YouTube
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. NOTICES WILL BE SENT TO ADVISE OF ANY CHANGE IN DATES.**
Helpful Links & Documents:
Americans with Disabilities Act – Title II Accommodation Request
To submit a request for ADA accommodations please use the following link to create a request. Request ADA accommodations
Ship Bottom Municipal Court’s Methods of Payment
Financial Questionnaire/Public Defender Application (English) / Financial Questionnaire/Public Defender Application (Spanish)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
New Jersey Judiciary Records Request Form
Municipal Court Opening Statement
****If you require a Public Defender application please contact the court via telephone or e-mail, and it will be supplied to you.****