Brick Township Municipal Court – What To Know

Reviewed by William A. Proetta, Esq. · Updated November 2026

Brick Township Municipal Court sits at 401 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick, NJ 08723, and it holds sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with virtual hearings held on Zoom. The court hears DWI, traffic, disorderly persons, drug and domestic violence matters that arise in Brick, from the Route 70 and Route 88 corridors to the township’s ocean beaches on the Barnegat Peninsula. Joseph D. Grisanti is the municipal judge of one of the busiest courts in Ocean County. If you were charged in Brick, you can reach us at (848) 238-2100 at any hour, seven days a week; hablamos español si lo prefiere.

Brick Township Criminal Defense Lawyer

Brick is one of the larger townships in Ocean County, with about 73,600 residents in the 2020 census and three Garden State Parkway exits inside its borders. That mix of local traffic, shore traffic and commuters keeps its municipal court busy. A conviction there can mean jail exposure on a disorderly persons charge, license consequences on a DWI, and a record entry that employers and landlords can find. We defend Brick cases through our Ocean County criminal defense practice, starting with the summons and staying through a plea negotiation or a trial on Chambers Bridge Road.

Why Brick Township Clients Call Us

• A docket that grew fast. NJ Judiciary figures show Brick’s filings rose about 26.6% in the July 2025–June 2026 court year, one of the steepest increases among Ocean County’s municipal courts.
• The third-largest DWI count in the county. Brick logged 223 DWI filings over that year, behind only Toms River and Lakewood.
• The prosecutor talks to you only after a plea. In Brick, a defendant can discuss the case with the municipal prosecutor once a not-guilty plea is on file, and a lawyer can have that conversation for you.
• Zoom rules with real consequences. Brick requires you to watch the official opening statement before you log in, and joining the session counts as your certification that you did.

Brick’s Court Session Days

Brick Township Municipal Court sits on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Virtual sessions run on Zoom, and in-person matters are heard at 401 Chambers Bridge Road. Check your notice for the day, the hour and whether you appear online or in person; 732-262-1226 confirms it.

Brick’s court office keeps weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Brick’s court line takes messages for questions about a scheduled matter, and the township’s main number is 732-262-1000. Have your summons or complaint number ready when you call.

Entering a Plea and Reaching the Brick Prosecutor

In Brick, a not-guilty plea can be entered before the court date: in person, by telephone, by email, by fax or by regular mail, as long as you have the summons or complaint number. Charges the court treats as matters of consequence are different. On those, the plea has to be entered before the judge on the day of your arraignment.

Anthony Destribats, Esq. is Brick’s municipal prosecutor. You can speak with the prosecutor’s office about your case only after the not-guilty plea is entered, and a defense attorney can handle that contact on your behalf. Keep in mind that the court does not decide motor vehicle points; the Motor Vehicle Commission assesses them after a conviction.

What Brick Township’s Court Numbers Mean

Brick took in 14,588 filings over the twelve months ending June 2026, according to the NJ Judiciary’s Municipal Court Statistics, up from 11,520 a year earlier, an increase of about 26.6%. Moving violations accounted for 9,131 of the filings, roughly 63%. Brick also received 3,817 criminal filings, 1,265 of them indictable complaints that start here before moving up to Superior Court. DWI filings rose slightly, from 216 to 223.

Brick resolved 13,157 cases across all categories, a 90% clearance rate, which means the court closed nine cases for roughly every ten that came in and the docket grew. When the year closed on June 30, 2026, Brick had 2,629 backlogged cases and 4,076 pending. Those totals describe how much work the court is carrying, not how a particular charge will turn out.

How Virtual Hearings Work in Brick

Brick holds virtual sessions on Zoom, and defendants must follow these steps to take part.

• Pick a device. You can join from a computer, through the Zoom smartphone app, or by calling in. The current link and call-in details are posted on the court page.
• Watch the opening statement first. The official Municipal Court Opening Statement is available in English and Spanish. Logging in certifies that you watched it.
• Contact the prosecutor before your date. Brick tells defendants with a virtual hearing to reach the prosecutor ahead of the session.
• Expect a record. Brick records its sessions, so treat everything you say as part of the case.
• Spanish instructions are posted. The township provides its virtual-court directions in Spanish as well as English.

What Cases Does Brick Township Municipal Court Handle?

Brick’s judge rules on drunk driving and other motor vehicle cases, lower-level criminal complaints graded as disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses, and local ordinance summonses. The charges below come up often:

Criminal and Disorderly Persons Offenses

• N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3 — criminal mischief, meaning damage to someone else’s property
• N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a) — assault at the disorderly persons level, often filed with a domestic violence complaint
• N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(b) — being under the influence of drugs, often charged along with possession
• N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 — harassing texts, calls or conduct
• N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2 — drug paraphernalia found during a car stop
• N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11 — retail theft (shoplifting) under the disorderly persons threshold

DWI and Traffic Offenses

• N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 — Brick DWI charges involving alcohol, marijuana or other drugs
• N.J.S.A. 39:4-97 — driving without due caution (careless driving), a frequent add-on charge after a collision
• N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a — refusal to give breath samples after a drunk driving arrest
• N.J.S.A. 39:4-98 — speed limit violations
• N.J.S.A. 39:6B-2 — an uninsured vehicle on a public road
• N.J.S.A. 39:3-29 — not having a license, registration or insurance card in the car

Brick tickets often come from Garden State Parkway Exits 89, 90 and 91, Route 70, Route 88, Route 35 and County Routes 528 and 549. Brick’s ocean beaches and Windward Beach Park on the Metedeconk River also draw summer crowds.

Paying or Contesting a Brick Ticket

Brick gives you several ways to pay a ticket that does not require a court appearance:

• In person. The payment window runs weekdays, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., closing half an hour ahead of the office.
• By mail. Put a check or money order in an envelope with the summons itself.
• Online. Certain violations can be paid through the NJ Courts website, and the court page links to its online payment portal.

Before you pay, understand what a payment does. It is treated as a guilty plea, the conviction goes on your driving record, and the Motor Vehicle Commission then adds any points and surcharges. If the Brick summons could add points or put your license at risk, a short conversation with a defense lawyer before paying is worth having. People who cannot afford counsel can apply for a public defender by completing the financial questionnaire that Brick links online.

Preparing for Your Brick Court Date

• Get your plea in early. Brick lets you enter a not-guilty plea by phone, email, fax or mail before the date, which opens the door to talking with the prosecutor.
• Check the posted adjournment policy. If you need a new date, the court keeps an adjournment policy in the township’s Document Center. Ask before the hearing, not on the day.
• Confirm the day. Brick has three regular court days, so read your notice for the exact session and phone 732-262-1226 with any question.
• Look up your case. The court page links the NJ Municipal Court Case Search so you can check the status and charges before you appear.
• Gather proof. Pull together the summons, your driving documents, and any repair bills, photos or messages that back up your version of events.

When a Brick Township Charge Leaves Municipal Court

Under New Jersey law, a municipal judge in Brick has no power to try an indictable offense. More than 1,200 such complaints started in Brick last court year, and every one of them goes up to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office for review; cases that go forward are heard at the county Superior Court in Toms River. Some return. If the county prosecutor decides a complaint is better treated as a lesser, non-indictable offense, it can be remanded to Chambers Bridge Road. A first-time defendant may also qualify for New Jersey’s diversion options, including Pretrial Intervention and conditional dismissal, which can end in the charge being dropped.

Nearby Courts

The towns around Brick each run their own court: Bay Head, Lakewood, Point Pleasant and Toms River, plus Mantoloking on the barrier island and, across the county line in Monmouth, Brielle, Howell and Wall. Anyone with a Mantoloking ticket should follow the location printed on the Mantoloking court notice. Jurisdiction follows the location of the offense, not where you live.

Official court page: Brick municipal court information on bricknj.gov

Brick Township Municipal Court FAQs

Talk to a Brick Township Criminal Defense Lawyer Today

Brick defendants usually have options before their first appearance, and the earlier we review the police reports, the more of those options stay open. Phone (848) 238-2100 to request a free case review; everything you tell us stays confidential. Calls are answered day and night, including weekends; también hablamos español. We can talk it through by phone or video, or sit down in person if that suits you better.