REMINDER: Resumption of Suspensions for Unpaid Parking Ticket Violations

March 4, 2025

RARITAN TWP., N.J. (Hunterdon County) — The New Jersey Courts (“Judiciary”) has continued its enforcement of penalties, including suspensions of driving privileges, for individuals with parking ticket violations.

Enforced Oct. 1, 2024, Acting Administrative Director of the Courts, Judge Glenn A. Grant, issued a Notice to the Bar stating defendants who have not appeared in court or who have not satisfied an outstanding parking ticket will receive individualized notices informing them of options, including to contact the court or to make payments using NJMCdirect. Those notices will specifically advise defendants that penalties will be imposed if they do not respond or pay the parking ticket.

Consistent with Directive #12-21 ("Municipal Courts: Time Payment Plans and Payment Alternatives"), payment arrangements will be available for any person who appears in court and is ordered to pay their parking ticket. Defendants who do not contact the court or otherwise appear will be subject to penalties consistent with the law.

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to the Administrative Office of the Courts: Municipal Court Services Division at (609) 815-2900, ext. 54850.

For a copy of the Judiciary’s official notice, click here.

About New Jersey Courts:

The New Jersey Courts, known as the Judiciary of New Jersey, is an independent branch of government constitutionally entrusted with the fair and just resolution of disputes to preserve the rule of law and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Garden State. The Judiciary has several online tools that allow court users to conveniently view and often manage or resolve municipal court cases. NJMCDirect is a fast, secure, and convenient way to plead guilty and pay traffic tickets or other Municipal Court complaints, make payments on installment plans, enter a not guilty plea, and request a plea agreement from a municipal prosecutor (for certain charges). For more information, visit: https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/municipal.

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