Justice Court
DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, MANY JUSTICE COURT MATTERS HAVE BEEN ADJOURNED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. LETTERS WILL BE MAILED ADVISING OF NEW DATES.
Justice Court Clerk
Janice Eilbaum
(845)-357-5100 ext. 239
eilbaumj@ramapo-ny.gov
For general inquiries, please email court@ramapo.org
COURT HOURS:
MON12:00 pm - CIVILVarious Monday evenings. Please call the court for dates and times.TUES1:00 pm - CRIMINALWED9:00 am - TRAFFIC1:00 pm - CIVILTHURS9:30 am - CRIMINAL11:30 am - TRAFFIC
Justice Court fines and suspension lift fees may be paid either at the Justice Court window, by telephone or online. Please review the information in the box on the right prior to making your payment.
TRAFFIC:
SUSPENSION LIFT FEES:
PAYMENT OF SUSPENSION LIFT FEES WILL BE PROCESSED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. DMV WILL BE NOTIFIED THAT THE SUSPENSION SHOULD BE LIFTED ONCE THE FEES ARE PROCESSED. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT COULD TAKE 72 HOURS, OR MORE, FOR DMV TO PROCESS THE SUSPENSION LIFT NOTIFICATION. IT WILL ALWAYS BE FASTER TO PAY SUSPENSION LIFT FEES IN PERSON AT THE JUSTICE COURT WINDOW.
SMALL CLAIMS:
Small Claims matters are lawsuits where the Plaintiff is seeking money damages in an amount up to $3,000.00.
The Town of Ramapo Justice Court hears Small Claims matters on the Civil court dates listed above.
Information and guidelines for Small Claims matters can be found at:
nycourts.gov/courthelp//pdfs/SmallClaimsHandbook.pdf.
If you would like to start a Small Claims matter, you must complete the Complaint Form and Small Claims Information Form. Information about next steps are contained on the Small Claims Information Form.
Please call the Justice Court at 845-357-5100 x245 with any questions about Small Claims matters
PAYMENTS IN PERSON:
Payments at the Justice Court window may be made between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm using cash, money order, certified or bank check, credit cards or debit cards (visa or mastercard). A 2.99% service charge will be added to any credit card or debit card payments.
PAYMENTS BY PHONE:
Payments by phone may be made 24 hours a day by using credit cards or debit cards (visa, mastercard, American Express or Discover.) A 2.75 % convenience charge will be added to your total. Please call 1-888-604-7888 to pay by phone. Please note, telephone payments cannot be made by calling the Justice Court directly.
ONLINE PAYMENTS:
Payments online may be made 24 hours a day by using credit cards or debit cards (visa, mastercard, American Express or Discover.) A 2.75 % convenience charge will be added to your total. Please go online to www.govpaynow.com to make your online payments or use the links below:
PLC # a003no, Town of Ramapo Justice Court, NY – Justice Schoenberger : https://www.govpaynow.com/gps/user/cyg/plc/a003no
PLC # a003np, Town of Ramapo Justice Court, NY – Justice Fried: https://www.govpaynow.com/gps/user/cyg/plc/a003np