{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-12-19","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:12-19","heading":"Authority of municipal court judge prior to indictment; notice to county prosecutor","body":"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.\nb.   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.\nSource:  N.J.S.2A:8-23.\nL.1993,c.293,s.1.","path":["TITLE 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"46e6de67f55e5ea3bfd6c5578542466aae9f4fb782681a577bb0e883bc1bded8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-12-18.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-12-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}