Sussex County · court code 1905
Frankford Joint Municipal Court
Frankford court operations are publicly listed at 151 US Highway 206, amid a planned joint-court expansion whose approval condition matters.
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Frankford Joint Municipal Court contact information
Court information
Court code: 1905
County: Sussex County
Court office/contact address: Frankford Township Municipal Building, 151 US Highway 206, Augusta, NJ 07822
Phone: 973-948-4045
Court fax: 973-948-4271
Published court sessions: Second, third and fourth Thursday; follow the current notice
Published office or service hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–3:30 PM
Published court officials
Judge: Peter J. Laemers
Municipal prosecutor: Michael Hanifan (Municipal Prosecutor).
Confirm the fax before sending documents.
Sources for these facts
Court code and county: State List of Municipal Courts (dated August 31, 2026).
Court office/contact address, published office or service hours, and published court sessions: State List of Municipal Courts (checked September 6, 2026).
Phone, judges, and prosecutor appointments: Frankford Township directory (checked September 6, 2026).
Fax: Frankford Township Fall 2024 newsletter (checked September 6, 2026).
Before your appearance
Planning for Frankford Joint Municipal Court
Confirm the regional court arrangement
Use the Frankford phone and Thursday calendar. Peter J. Laemers is judge and Michael Hanifan is prosecutor. Sources: Phone, judges, and prosecutor appointments: Frankford Township directory (checked September 6, 2026) · Published office or service hours and published court sessions: State List of Municipal Courts (checked September 6, 2026).
The proposed regional arrangement requires court-system approval. Call before relying on the 2024 fax or treating the arrangement as operational. Sources: Fax: Frankford Township Fall 2024 newsletter (checked September 6, 2026) · Court service relationship: Frankford joint-court ordinance (checked September 6, 2026) · Court service relationship: Lafayette reciprocal joint-court ordinance (checked September 6, 2026) · Court service relationship: Frankford Township directory (checked September 6, 2026).
Details to confirm with the court
Confirm the regional court’s approval status, current fax, and appearance format.
Before an appearance
Use the current notice and the actual charge
Keep the summons or complaint, later notices, and relevant records together. Check the court code, case or ticket number, date, and whether the notice requires an in-person or virtual appearance. For evidence requests and timing, use the municipal-court discovery and adjournments guide; for the charge itself, start with the traffic-defense overview, DWI guide, or criminal-defense overview.
Published addresses and calendars can change or may describe an office rather than the hearing instructions for one case. Follow the latest notice and call the court if it conflicts with this page.
NJMCDirect lists eligible payment options, but paying can resolve a charge as a guilty plea. Understand the effect before using payment to dispose of a case.
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Sources checked September 6, 2026: State List of Municipal Courts (checked September 6, 2026); Frankford Township directory (checked September 6, 2026); Frankford Township Fall 2024 newsletter (checked September 6, 2026); Frankford joint-court ordinance (checked September 6, 2026); Lafayette reciprocal joint-court ordinance (checked September 6, 2026). Laws and court instructions can change; this page is general information, not legal advice for a specific case.