Rule 1:41-3. Accreditation of Non-Certified Municipal Court Directors, Municipal Court Administrators, and Deputy Municipal Court Administrators

(a) Accreditation; Conditional Accreditation All non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators must be either conditionally accredited or accredited by the Board.

(b) Completion of Education Requirements as Precondition to Conditional Accreditation and Accreditation Non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators shall be conditionally accredited or accredited after successfully completing the education requirements as established by the Supreme Court and the Board.

(c) Time Requirements for Obtaining Conditional Accreditation and Accreditation for Current Employees All current non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators shall obtain conditional accreditation by March 13, 2012, six months after the effective date of this rule. All non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators shall obtain full accreditation by September 13, 2014, three years after the effective date of this rule.

(d) Time Requirements for Obtaining Conditional Accreditation and Accreditation for Newly Appointed Employees All newly appointed non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators shall obtain conditional accreditation within six months of the date of appointment. All newly appointed non-certified municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators shall obtain full accreditation within three years of the date of appointment.

(e) Consequences of Failure to Meet Time Requirements for Obtaining Certification, Conditional Accreditation, or Accreditation A non-certified municipal court director, municipal court administrator, or deputy municipal court administrator, who fails to obtain certification, conditional accreditation, or accreditation, within the time frames provided by this rule and the Board’s regulations, will be ineligible to remain in that title. The Board may grant an extension of time upon a showing of good cause.

(f) Performance of Quasi-Judicial Duties Only certified, conditionally accredited, or accredited municipal court administrators or deputy municipal court administrators may perform quasi-judicial duties in a court, if so authorized by the municipal court judge.

(g) Performance of Managerial Duties - Generally Only certified, conditionally accredited, or accredited municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators may perform managerial duties in a court, except as provided in R. 1:41-3(h).

(h) Performance of Managerial Duties by New Appointees Newly appointed municipal court directors, municipal court administrators, and deputy municipal court administrators may perform managerial duties in a court without being certified, conditionally accredited or accredited, provided that they satisfy the conditional accreditation or accreditation education requirements within the time frames set forth under R. 1:41-3(c) and (d).