R. 7:8-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 7:8-1: Mediation of Minor Disputes In Municipal Court Actions, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 7:8-1 "Mediation of Minor Disputes In Municipal Court Actions" {
If a person seeks to file or has filed a complaint charging an offense that may constitute a minor dispute, the court may issue a notice to the person making the charge and the person charged, requiring their appearance before the court or before a person or program designated by the court and approved by the Assignment Judge pursuant to R. 1:40-8 (Mediation of Minor Disputes in Municipal Court Actions). If on the return date of a summons, it appears to the court that the offense charged may constitute a minor dispute, the court may order the persons involved to participate in mediation in accordance with R. 1:40-8. No referral to mediation shall be made, however, if the complaint involves (1) serious injury, (2) repeated acts of violence between the parties, (3) clearly demonstrated psychological or emotional disability of a party, (4) incidents involving the same persons who are already parties to a Superior Court action between them, (5) matters arising under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq.), (6) a violation of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code (Title 39), or (7) matters involving penalty enforcement actions.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 7:3-2. Adopted October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998; amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000; caption and text amended June 15, 2007 to be effective September 1, 2007.
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referenced_by: 1:38-3, 1:40-8
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02