Definitions. For the purpose of meeting the requirements of this Regulation, the
following definitions apply:
(1) Contested actions. To qualify as a "contested action," a matter must be
one in which the trier of fact can only decide the issue or issues presented
and is adversarial in nature, involving charges, claims, issues, or
consequences related to the prosecution of a municipal court summons,
complaint, and/or citation.
(i)The types of matters that will qualify as contested actions are
those that are adjudicable in municipal court, which include: motor
vehicle and traffic violations; disorderly persons, petty disorderly
persons, or other non-indictable offenses; local ordinance
violations; fish, game, and boating violations; penalty collection
proceedings; trial-type hearings in municipal court, including
plenary motions, motions to suppress, and Alcotest; and other
matters authorized by statute or Court Rule to be under the subject
matter jurisdiction of the municipal court.
