Permits counties to establish county-municipal courts with limited, countywide jurisdiction.

S 1651 allows counties in New Jersey (specifically first-class counties with over 900,000 residents and low population density) to establish "county-municipal courts" that handle certain cases countywide instead of individual municipal courts. These courts would adjudicate violations referred by county health departments, consumer affairs offices, police, or sheriff's offices, and criminal pretrial hearings. Municipalities within the county must agree within two years to have local violations heard in the county court, leading to the abolition of their existing municipal courts. This shifts jurisdiction from local to county-level courts for specific case types while requiring counties to file ordinances with the Administrative Director of the Courts.