![]() ![]() Being a municipal court judge can be a lucrative practice.Parking and traffic citations account for the bulk of municipal court cases. Tickets doubled in Hazlet, Keyport, Union Beach, Loch Arbor and Manalapan. The number of traffic and parking tickets issued increased in 27 Monmouth County and 16 Ocean County towns during the 2009/2010 court year through 2015/2016 court year.They were: Lake Como (9.4 percent) Englishtown (9.3 percent) Belmar (6.8 percent) Point Pleasant Beach (6.5 percent) Allentown (5.2 percent) and Bradley Beach and Neptune (both 5.1 percent). Seven towns relied on municipal court revenue to support more than 5 percent of their municipal budgets last year.One small town, Loch Arbor, saw an 117-percent boost in revenue. Of the 37 municipal courts that showed an increase in revenue, from 2010 through 2015, the average hike was 39 percent.Municipal courts across Monmouth and Ocean counties raked in $26.2 million in 2015 - up $3.2 million, or 14 percent, from in 2010.Watch Video: Neptune resident forced to pay up over dog tags ![]()
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