40A:9-140.9 - Complaint; filing; hearing; representation; jurisdiction of Superior Court
40A:9-140.9. Complaint; filing; hearing; representation; jurisdiction of Superior Court
The complaint shall be filed with the municipal clerk and the director and a certified copy thereof shall be served upon the person so charged. The director shall thereafter designate a hearing date before the director or his designee, which shall be not less than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date of service of the complaint. The hearing date may be extended by the Superior Court for good cause shown upon the application of either party.
The person so charged and the complainant shall have the right to be represented by counsel and the power to subpena witnesses and documentary evidence, together with discovery proceedings.
The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to review the determination of the director, which court shall hear the cause de novo on the record below and affirm, modify or set aside such determination.
Either party may supplement the record with additional testimony subject to the rules of evidence.
L.1977,c.39,s.3; amended 1981,c.75,s.2; 1988,c.110,s.14; 1991,c.175,s.7.