Reviewed by the Marketing Team, New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorneys PCContent date: . General information; laws and procedures can change. See the sources below.
Short answer
Paterson is the county seat, and much of Passaic County's criminal system sits on two streets there: the courthouse at 77 Hamilton Street and the county administration building at 401 Grand Street, which houses the Prosecutor's Office and both the 12-hour and the Passaic/Essex 48-hour IDRC programs. NJ Transit's Main Line links Paterson, Clifton, and Passaic to the Newark area.
Key facts
- Courthouse
- Passaic County Courthouse (New Courthouse), 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson, NJ 07505 (Passaic Vicinage)
- 12-hour IDRC
- 401 Grand Street, Administration Building, Room 506, Paterson, NJ 07505, 973-881-2714
- 48-hour IDRC
- the Passaic/Essex County 48-hour IDRC (401 Grand Street, Paterson)
- Recovery Court
- 973-653-2910
- Municipal courts
- Judiciary directory; Paterson Municipal Court, 111 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07505, (973) 321-1515; Passaic Municipal Court, 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ 07055, 973-365-3975
Passaic County court contacts and getting there
Passaic County cases go to the Passaic Vicinage. On njcourts.gov, Rudolph A. Filko is listed as Assignment Judge and Melanie M. Nowling as Trial Court Administrator. The main number is 973-653-2910, and the hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Main roads into Paterson and the rest of Passaic County: I-80, Route 46, Route 3, Route 23, Garden State Parkway. NJ Transit Main Line trains stop in Paterson, Clifton, and Passaic.
DWI
Town municipal court; IDRC at 401 Grand Street, Administration Building, Room 506, Paterson, NJ 07505. Read our New Jersey DWI guide.
Domestic violence and restraining orders
Family Part, Passaic Vicinage; JBWS. Read our New Jersey domestic violence guide and our restraining order guide.
Drug charges
Passaic County Courthouse (New Courthouse), 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson; Recovery Court 973-653-2910. Read our New Jersey drug charges guide.
Indictable crimes
Passaic County Prosecutor, 401 Grand Street, 6th Floor, Paterson, NJ 07505. Read our New Jersey indictable crimes guide.
Towns
Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, Haledon, Little Falls. Paterson · Passaic
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