Maple Shade Municipal Court
Maple Shade Municipal Court: court info and ticket defense
A smaller traffic docket than its Route 38 and Route 73 corridors suggest — but a municipal criminal calendar nearly as large as the traffic one. Details below; most routine matters are handled without you appearing.
Court Facts
Maple Shade Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Court phone: 856-779-9610
Court sessions: 4th Monday at 5 PM
Municipal judge: Hon. Joseph P. Montalto, J.M.C.
Court code: 0320 — 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, Maple Shade Municipal Court recorded:
- 1,366 moving-violation filings
- 56 DWI filings
- 1,394 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 2,947 filings in total — a mid-sized docket among the county's 40 municipal courts
Source: NJ Courts, Municipal Court Statistics, July 2025–June 2026. Court totals, not Shugar Law cases.
Official Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade's court different
Maple Shade's court on Stiles Avenue has one of the county's more unusual dockets: 1,366 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year — and 1,394 criminal-case filings, essentially matching the traffic calendar, plus 56 DWI filings, a high count for a court this size. Tickets from the Route 73 and Route 38 corridors land here alongside that steady disorderly persons calendar.
The practical read: this is not a court that only processes speeding tickets. Municipal criminal charges — shoplifting, disorderly conduct, simple assault, drug possession at the disorderly persons level — are a routine part of its docket, and those convictions create criminal records in a way traffic tickets never do. If your summons is criminal rather than traffic, treat it accordingly.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Maple Shade
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 defenseLeaving the Scene
Even the property-damage version carries 2 points, license loss exposure and possible jail. The State still has to prove you knew about the impact — knowledge is the usual battleground.
Leaving the Scene 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 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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
Maple Shade municipal court questions
Where is Maple Shade Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Maple Shade Municipal Court is at 200 Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ 08052. The court's phone number is 856-779-9610. Sessions: 4th Monday at 5 PM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Is Maple Shade Municipal Court only for traffic tickets?
No — and that matters. In the most recent court year Maple Shade recorded nearly as many criminal-case filings as moving violations, so disorderly persons charges (shoplifting, simple assault, disorderly conduct, drug possession) are a routine part of its calendar. Unlike a traffic ticket, a disorderly persons conviction creates a criminal record, which changes what is worth fighting for.
Do I have to appear in person at Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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.