Municipal Court

The Municipal Court of Hackensack is responsible for processing criminal and traffic complaints issued within the City’s jurisdiction.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Hours of Operation: 8:00am-4:30pm

Violation Bureau Window Hours: 8:30am-3:45pm (we do not close for lunch)

Our Email address is: court@hackensack.org

Our Phone Number: 201-646-3971

Our Fax number: 201-646-0200

Our Court Code: 0223

General FYI’s:

All matters relating to the Bergen County Superior Court (including the Family Division, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant or Civil Court), Central Bergen Municipal Court or South Hackensack Municipal Court

are not handled here, you must contact them directly.

The Bergen County Superior Court main courthouse is located at 10 Main Street.
Two sites that are extremely helpful to defendants and litigants are NJCOURTS.GOV and NJMCDIRECT.COM- You can search and access your case(s) through both portals.
The Helpful Links listed are also a good tool to utilize.
Domestic Violence can be reported to ANY Police Department no matter when or where the offense occurred.
Citizen Complaint forms may be picked up in person at our Violations Bureau Window or printed offline and returned to our office for a Probable Cause determination.
All matters regarding Resident Parking permits and Police Reports are to be directed to the Hackensack Police Department.
If your email or any of your pertinent information has been changed please let us know as soon as possible so that the updates can be made.
If you would like to plead not guilty you may do so by contacting this office via phone, email, or walking in and we will assist you in person.
The Public Defender(s) assigned to your matter(s) will be in touch with you after your court session.

Court Session FYI’s:

There are no adjournments the day of your scheduled court date.
We hold both Virtual and In Person Court Sessions.
Our Virtual court hearings are held on Mondays and Thursdays at 9AM via Zoom.
In person court sessions are held on Wednesdays at 9AM and 1PM.
Please note that if you are not scheduled prior to the court date and you walk into the court session you may not be seen by the Judge.
Phone calls will not be answered or returned during court sessions. All voicemails and emails sent to us will be answered after our court sessions are completed. If there is an issue during court the best way to reach us is by email.
All court sessions have access to Interpreters via Language Line, however if you speak another language that requires an interpreter it is more efficient to let us know before your court date so we are prepared when you appear.

Zoom Court Information:

All zoom link information will be sent out on the afternoon of the business day prior to your court date.
The link information will be sent to the email that you have provided.
If you do not see an email in your inbox from our court, please check your junk and spam folders as the link may have been forwarded to such.
You must have zoom downloaded on your device prior to joining the session.
The submission of proofs and or evidence to be placed with a case must be done prior to your Virtual court date. Paperwork may be dropped off at our office, mailed in, or emailed.

Payments:

At our Violations Bureau Window we accept- Credit Card (except American Express), cash, apple pay, checks and money orders.
Through the mail we accept checks and money orders; be sure to include your phone number, name, and case information.

Bail:

If you have an active warrant and want to post bail any court is authorized to accept bail during normal business hours. If you want to post bail prior to or after business hours you may do so at any Police Department.
Please bring the exact cash, check or money order and proper ID when posting bail.
Posting bail (in most cases) does not mean that your matters are now complete; more than likely you will still need to appear in a court session to properly dispose of your matters in front of the Judge.
If a defendant fails to appear at their court session it may result in the bail that was previously posted being forfeited to the State.