Clarifies regional municipal court jurisdiction over State Police and other matters originating outside of participating municipalities.

S 2039 clarifies jurisdiction rules for New Jersey's regional municipal courts established under a 2021 pilot program. It specifies that these courts no longer must handle State Police or county law enforcement cases originating outside participating municipalities (e.g., a case filed by State Police in a non-participating town), though counties may choose by ordinance to grant them such authority. Pending cases will remain with regional courts, but new cases from non-participating areas will now go to the municipality where the incident occurred. This change aims to reduce unintended caseloads and costs for regional courts while allowing non-participating municipalities to potentially close underused courts. The bill is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.