Township of Irvington New Jersey

MUNICIPAL BUILDING 1 CIVIC SQUARE IRVINGTON, NJ 07111
Main Phone: 973-399-8111
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Municipal Court

Deshanaye Alexander, BA, MA, CMCA

Municipal Court Director:

Public Safety Building
1 Civic Square Irvington, New Jersey 07111
Main: 973-399-6678
Court Fax: 973-399-6746
Deshanaye Alexander, Court Administrator
Main: 973-399-6678

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Important information about your court case

The Municipal Court of Irvington is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm to answer questions and to schedule matters for court. To minimize exposure to COVID-19 and enforce social distancing measures, the municipal court session for your pending matter in this court may be held via a video or telephone hearing.  Note:  Payments can only be made via NJMCdirect.com or by mail (check or money order only). No phone payments will be accepted.

Remote Court Session

At this time court matters will be scheduled by a virtual hearing (via zoom), or by telephone predominately. Please be advised that your zoom information will be sent to your email as a reminder the day before your scheduled court hearing. If you have additional concerns regarding your court matter, please contact the court at 973-399-6674, 6228, 5634, 973-416-5679 or by email at Icourt@irvingtonnj.org to receive information about the virtual hearing and instructions on how to participate. To better understand your rights in this matter, please visit the New Jersey Judiciary’s website at https://njcourts.gov/courts/mcs.html and click on the links to the Model Municipal Court Opening Statement videos.

Representation by an Attorney

You may obtain a private attorney, decide to represent yourself or, if you qualify, apply for the services of a Municipal Public Defender by clicking on the link(s). Municipal Court – Financial Questionnaire to Establish Indigency or Municipal Court – Financial Questionnaire to Establish Indigency/Cuestionario Sobre su Situación Económica Para Establecer la Indigencia If you chose to obtain a private attorney, please advise the Municipal Court of your attorney’s name/address/telephone and email address.  

Options to Help Address your Matter(s) Prior to the Hearing

Plea-by-Mail – Your matter may be eligible to be resolved through completion of a Plea-by-Mail form.  If you choose to complete this form and submit it to the court, you will not need to appear at the above scheduled remote court session.  Note that if the court determines your appearance is still required, the court will send you a follow-up notice.  To submit a plea by mail form, please click the link Plea by Mail for the fillable version of the form and return it to the court in person from the hours of 9am-4:00pm, by mail, or email at Icourt@irvingtonnj.org. A separate form must be completed for each charge.

Negotiate Plea Agreement –

If you or your attorney would like to negotiate a plea agreement, you must contact the Municipal Prosecutor, via phone at Prosecutor (973) 399-6637. For discovery purposes or any other outstanding concerns within the prosecutor’s officer, please send an email to prosecutor@irvingtonnj.org. Please indicate in the email’s subject line “Irvington Municipal Court Matter – reason for your request”.  Include in your email the following: your full name, the complaint/ticket number, and the offense(s) for which you were charged, and the scheduled court date.  Please be patient while your matter is under review by the municipal prosecutor, who will respond back by email in a timely manner.  Be advised that you will still be required to appear at the above scheduled court session where a prosecutor will also be available at that time.

For all questions, please contact the court at the above telephone number or address.