2B:12-19 - Authority of municipal court judge prior to indictment; notice to county prosecutor - New Jersey Statutes

2B:12-19.    Authority of municipal court judge prior to indictment; notice to county prosecutor 
    2B:12-19.  Authority of municipal court judge prior to indictment; notice to county prosecutor.  a.  A municipal court has authority to conduct proceedings in a criminal case within its territorial jurisdiction prior to indictment subject to the Rules of Court. 

   b.   A municipal court shall not discharge a person charged with an indictable offense without first giving the county prosecutor notice and an opportunity to be heard in the case. 

Source:  N.J.S.2A:8-23.

   L.1993,c.293,s.1.