Cape May County Special Civil Part Information
Cape May Courthouse
DN-203 Central Mail Room
9 N. Main St.
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-463-6522
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Directions to Cape May County Courthouse
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From North:
Take Garden State Parkway South to exit 10. Turn right. Drive one block to the light. Turn left onto Rte. 9. Courthouse is located on your right just before the light.
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From South:
Take Garden State Parkway North to exit 10. Turn left. Drive one block to the light. Turn left onto Rte. 9. Courthouse is located on your right just before the light.
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Cape May County Special Civil Part Mileage List
Avalon...................... $ 6.00
Beesley’s Point...........12.00
Belleplain...................13.00
Burleigh.......................2.00
Cape May City.............8.00
Cape May
Court House..............1.00
Cape May Point...........9.00
Clermont......................5.00
Cold Spring..................7.00
Del Haven....................7.00
Dennisville.................. 7.00
Dias Creek .................. 2.00
Edgewood .................... 4.00
Eldora........................ 10.00
Erma ........................... 6.00
Fishing Creek ............. 9.00
Goshen ........................ 4.00
Green Creek................ 7.00
Greenfield ................... 9.00
Marmora ................... 11.00
Mayville ...................... 2.00
North Cape May..........9.00
Ocean City.................14.00
Ocean View..................6.00
Palermo .....................10.00
Petersburg...................9.00
Rio Grande ..................4.00
Sea Isle City ................7.00
Seaville ........................7.00
Shaw Crest..................8.00
South Dennis...............5.00
South Seaville .............5.00
Stone Harbor .............. 3.00
Strathmere ................10.00
Swainton..................... 2.00
Town Bank.................. 9.00
Townsend’s Inlet ......... 9.00
Tuckahoe....................12.00
Villas........................... 9.00
West Cape May........... 8.00
Whitesboro.................. 3.00
Wildwoods................... 8.00
Woodbine ...................10.00
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New Jersey Special Civil Part Fees
Small Claims:
One defendant...................................................................................................$15.00
Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00
Tenancy:
One defendant...................................................................................................$25.00
Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00
Other Special Civil Part Cases:
Complaint or other initial pleading containing a counterclaim,
cross-claim or third-party complaint in all other civil actions
where the amount exceeds the small claims monetary limit..............................$50.00
Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00
Complaint or other initial pleading containing a counterclaim,
cross-claim or third-party complaint in all other civil actions
where the amount does not exceed the small claims monetary limit.................$32.00
Each additional defendant...................................................................................$2.00
Filing of appearance or answer to a complaint or a third party
complaint in all matters except tenancy and small claims.................................$15.00
Service of process:
Summons by mail, each defendant.....................................................................$7.00
Summons by mail, each defendant at place of business or
employment with postal instructions to deliver to addressee only,
additional fee.......................................................................................................$7.00
Reservice of summons by mail, each defendant.................................................$7.00
Reservice of summons or other original process by court officers:
One defendant............................................................................$3.00 plus mileage
Each additional defendant...........................................................$2.00 plus mileage
Substituted service of process by the clerk upon the
Director of the Motor Vehicle Commission........................................................$10.00
Plus Postage........................................................................................................$7.00
Mileage of court officer in serving or executing any process, writ, order, execution, notice, or warrant, the distance to be computed by counting the number of miles in and out, by the most direct route from the place where process is issued, at the same rate per mile set by the state for other state employees and the total mileage fee rounded upward to the nearest dollar.
Jury of six persons...............................................................................................$50.00
Warrant for possession in tenancy.......................................................................$15.00
Warrant to arrest, commitment or writ of capias ad respondendum,
each defendant..................................................................................................$15.00
Writ of execution or an order in the nature of execution,
writs of replevin and attachment issued subsequent to summons......................$5.00
Wage execution by mail to a federal agency, additional fee..................................$7.00
For advertising property under execution or any order........................................$10.00
For selling property under execution or any order................................................$10.00
Court information (including fees) changes very frequently. Be sure to confirm the latest addresses, telephone #’s & fees before completing any documents for filing with the New Jersey Special Civil Part, before forwarding any documents to the New Jersey Special Civil Part and confirm directions before traveling to the New Jersey Special Civil Part Courthouses.
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