Ridgefield Park Municipal Court
Ridgefield Park Municipal Court: court info and ticket defense
The court for tickets written in the Village of Ridgefield Park, where I-95 and Route 46 cross — not to be confused with neighboring Ridgefield, a separate borough with a separate court. Details below.
Court Facts
Ridgefield Park Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 234 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Court phone: 201-641-6403
Court sessions: 3rd Tuesday at 2 PM
Municipal judge: Hon. Arthur E. Balsamo, J.M.C.
Court code: 0250 — the four-digit code printed on your ticket.
Court information verified August 2026. Session schedules can change; your summons controls.
This court's docket, officially
In the July 2025–June 2026 court year, Ridgefield Park Municipal Court recorded:
- 3,281 moving-violation filings
- 68 DWI filings
- 626 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 11,894 filings in total — a mid-sized docket among the county's 70 municipal courts
Source: NJ Courts, Municipal Court Statistics, July 2025–June 2026. Court totals, not Shugar Law cases.
Official Ridgefield Park court resources
Pay or look up a ticket: NJMCDirect (the state's official municipal ticket portal) · Court procedures & virtual-session info: njcourts.gov municipal courts
Some NJ municipal sessions are held virtually — your notice or the court's office will say whether your appearance is in person or remote. Paying through NJMCDirect is a guilty plea; talk to a lawyer first if the ticket carries points.
Know This Court
What makes Ridgefield Park's court different
Ridgefield Park's court on Main Street heard 3,281 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year, with 68 DWI filings — a steady docket fed by the I-95 and Route 46 corridors that cross the village. Highway stops on those stretches are returnable here, which brings a regular flow of out-of-town and out-of-state drivers to this calendar.
Two names worth keeping straight: Ridgefield Park — formally the Village of Ridgefield Park — and Ridgefield are neighboring but separate Bergen County municipalities, each with its own municipal court. A summons from one is not returnable to the other; the court name printed on your summons controls. For out-of-state drivers ticketed passing through, most routine matters here are exactly the kind we resolve without the client returning to New Jersey.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Ridgefield Park
Each card opens the full guide for that charge: the statute, the real penalties, and the defenses that hold up.
Driving While Suspended
N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 starts at a $500 fine, MVC surcharges and up to six more months of suspension — and climbs to mandatory jail when the suspension traces to a DWI. Many cases begin with a suspension the driver never knew about, and that notice question is where the defense starts.
Driving While Suspended defenseDWI / DUI
Not a points case but a different fight entirely, with license forfeiture, interlock rules, and strict limits on plea deals. The defense lives in the stop, the field tests, and the breath readings.
DWI / DUI defenseImproper Passing
4 points for a pass the officer says was unsafe — a sight-line and vantage-point case more often than people expect.
Improper Passing defenseSpeeding Tickets
2, 4 or 5 points depending on speed, with real defenses hiding in the radar and laser certification records.
Speeding Tickets defenseCharged with something not listed here? We defend the full range of municipal court matters. See all practice areas or call us with the charge on your summons.
How It Actually Goes
What happens with a Ridgefield Park case
The outcome of most municipal cases is shaped before the judge says your name, in the conference between your attorney and the municipal prosecutor about what the charge should become. Shugar Law Office defends traffic tickets, DWI and municipal criminal charges in Ridgefield Park from its Mount Holly office; consultations are free at 1-888-9-NOT-GUILTY (dials (888) 966-8484), and for most routine traffic matters we take the court date for you under Court Rule 7:12-3. Deeper guides: your first municipal court appearance and pay or fight.
Common Questions
Ridgefield Park municipal court questions
Where is Ridgefield Park Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Ridgefield Park Municipal Court is at 234 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660. The court's phone number is 201-641-6403. Sessions: 3rd Tuesday at 2 PM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Is Ridgefield Park Municipal Court the same as Ridgefield’s?
No. Ridgefield Park (officially the Village of Ridgefield Park) and Ridgefield are separate Bergen County municipalities with separate municipal courts. If your summons names Ridgefield Park Municipal Court, your case is at 234 Main Street in Ridgefield Park — not in Ridgefield. When in doubt, match the exact court name on the summons.
Do I have to appear in person at Ridgefield Park Municipal Court?
For most routine traffic matters, no. Court Rule 7:12-3 lets an attorney appear on the client's behalf, and that is how we handle most Ridgefield Park traffic cases — you approve the acceptable outcomes in advance and hear the result by phone. Some charges (DWI among them) and some judges require a personal appearance; we tell you which applies before you spend a dollar.
How do I look up or pay my Ridgefield Park ticket?
Most New Jersey tickets can be looked up and paid through NJMCDirect, the state's official portal — but paying is pleading guilty, points and insurance consequences included, so talk to a lawyer before paying Ridgefield Park Municipal Court anything that carries points. Your court date and the court's contact information are on the summons. Already missed a date? Call right away — failure to appear can mean a suspension or a warrant.
Summons from Ridgefield Park Municipal Court? Call before the court date.
Read us the summons. We'll tell you how this court handles cases like yours, what the realistic outcomes are, whether you need to appear, and exactly what we charge — all before you decide anything.
Legal information on this page reviewed July 2026 against current New Jersey statutes. Laws change; nothing here is legal advice for your specific case.