Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:30-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:30-4: Clerks’ Offices; Municipal Court Offices, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Clerks’ Offices; Municipal Court Offices
The office of the clerk of every court, except the municipal courts, shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court for such hours and on such days as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. The office of every municipal court shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court on days and during hours fixed by the municipal court judge thereof, or, in courts where there is a chief judge, the chief judge and the Assignment Judge, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
Note: Source-R.R. 7:19-4. Amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; caption and text amended July 30, 2021 to be effective September 1, 2021.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:30-4 "Clerks’ Offices; Municipal Court Offices" {
The office of the clerk of every court, except the municipal courts, shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court for such hours and on such days as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. The office of every municipal court shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court on days and during hours fixed by the municipal court judge thereof, or, in courts where there is a chief judge, the chief judge and the Assignment Judge, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
Note: Source-R.R. 7:19-4. Amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; caption and text amended July 30, 2021 to be effective September 1, 2021.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:30-3 · R. 1:30-5 → · chapter 1:30 · all rules
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