Somerset County Special Civil Part Information
Somerset County Courthouse
40 N. Bridge St., P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876-1262
908-231-7014
Somerset County Special Civil Part Courthouse
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From NJ Turnpike:
· Take Exit 10 to I-287 North.
· From I-287 North, take Exit for Commons Way to Route 22 West.
· Proceed as from Route 22 West.
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From Garden State Parkway:
· From the North, take Exit 129; From the South, take Exit 127.
· In either case, follow signs for I-287.
· From I-287 North, take Exit for Commons Way to Route 22 West.
· Proceed as from Route 22 West.
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From I-80:
· From either direction, follow signs to I-287 South.
· Proceed as From I-287 Southbound.
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From I-287
Southbound:
· Take Exit 17 to Routes 202 & 206 South.
· Take Routes 202 & 206 South to Rt. 22 East.
· Going East on 22 to the North Bridge St. Somerville Exit.
· On North Bridge St. go 10 blocks, through 2nd traffic light.
· Courthouse is on the left.
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From I-287
Northbound:
· Take Exit for Rt. 22 West (Exit from the left lane).
· Proceed as from Rt. 22 West.
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From I-78:
· Take I-78 to I-287 South, then proceed as From I-287 Southbound.
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From Flemington Area:
· Take Rt. 202 North to the Somerville Traffic Circle, then proceed as in Step 3 from I-287 Southbound.
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From Route 22 East:
· Use exit for North Bridge St.
· Courthouse is on left; approximately 8 blocks from highway.
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From Route 22 West:
· Take the exit for Somerville.
· Follow it around and you will be on the overpass crossing the highway.
· Bear to the right, at the STOP sign make left onto North Bridge St.
· Courthouse is on the left; approximately 10 blocks.
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Somerset County Special Civil Part Mileage List
Basking Ridge ........$ 10.00
Bedminster ..................8.00
Belle Mead...................8.00
Bernardsville...............8.00
Blackwells Mills ..........7.00
Blawenburg ...............10.00
Bound Brook................4.00
Bradley Gardens .........5.00
Branchburg..................5.00
Bridgewater.................5.00
Burnt Mills ..................5.00
Clover Hill .................10.00
East Millstone .............7.00
Far Hills ......................8.00
Finderne ......................5.00
Flagtown ..................... 5.00
Franklin Park ........... 10.00
Gladstone .................. 10.00
Green Brook................ 5.00
Griggstown................ 10.00
Harlingen.................... 8.00
Hillsborough ............... 7.00
Kingston.................... 13.00
Lamington................. 12.00
Liberty Corner .......... 10.00
Madisonville.............. 10.00
Manville ...................... 4.00
Lyons......................... 10.00
Martinsville ................ 5.00
Middlebush ............... 10.00
Millstone......................5.00
Millington....................9.00
Montgomery ..............10.00
Montgomery Corner..10.00
Mt. Bethel....................9.00
Mt. Horeb ....................8.00
Nashanic ...................10.00
North Branch ..............5.00
North Plainfield ..........8.00
Peapack .....................10.00
Pluckemin ...................5.00
Pottersville ................10.00
Raritan ........................3.00
Rocky Hill..................13.00
Skillman....................10.00
Smalleytown............. 10.00
Somerset ....................10.00
Somerville................... 2.00
South Bound Brook .... 5.00
South Branch.............. 5.00
South Somerville ........ 7.00
South Stirling ............. 9.00
Union Village.............. 9.00
Warrenville ................. 8.00
Watchung.................... 8.00
West Millington .......... 9.00
Zion ............................10.00
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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