The Justice Court deals with various matters of the law within town boundaries. These range from criminal laws, to small claims civil laws, to traffic tickets and local laws. Traffic violations can be paid by mail, while people who contest their tickets are scheduled to appear at 7:30 pm on the date given to them on the ticket. The hours allowed for filing civil cases are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Justice Court
Douglas Kraus, Town Justice
David Zuckerman, Town Justice
Kelly DeSimone, Clerk
Dianne DiCerbo, Clerk
Mount Kisco has two elected justices who oversee criminal, civil and traffic laws within municipal boundaries. They operate on a rotating schedule, with each justice handling the work every other month. Court dates are held every Thursday, except for traffic and vehicle trials, building ordinance appearances and local law trials, which are held once a month on a Wednesday when scheduled. Spanish translators are also provided. Mark Farrell and John Donahue are the Village Justice, Linda Pankovic and Eleanor Humphrey are the Court Clerks.
Cortlandt's Justice Court is located in the back section of the Town Hall building. You can reach it by parking on the side and walking straight back through the court yard. Town meetings are also held inside of the Court room. Cortlandt's Justices are Gerald M. Klein and Daniel F. McCarthy. The room has display cases with historic military uniforms and other artifacts, donated by the Veterans Committee in 2003.
Court Schedule: Criminal - 9 am; Town code - 11:30 am; Civil - 12 pm; WCP Traffic - 12:30; Parking -1 pm; SP trials - 1 pm
Located on the second floor of Town Hall, the Office of the Comptroller prepares the annual budget and handles all accounting matters. In addition, the office is in charge of all human resources and personnel issues.
Patty Jones is the comptroller for the town.
This brick building serves as a sort of town hall for the residents of Southeast. Visitors can make suggestions or voice their complaints to the Town Supervisor, and they can also receive advice on a number of different issues at this and other offices.
At the tax receiver's office, residents can pay their county, town and school taxes, either in person or by mail. The assessor's office is responsible for keeping the assessed values of properties in the town at a fair market value annually. Residents, attorneys, real estate agents and other individuals can come here to check property identification and the status of exemptions, among other data.
The accounting department is responsible for the financial ongoings of the town, including accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
The town clerk is located at the left window in the building's lobby. Residents can visit the clerk for information on town documents and meetings.
Town court is led by the town justices, who hear cases that occur only within the Town of Sourtheast.
The Town of Oyster Bay Beach Division is located in the Department of Parks office in Town Hall South. It is part of the Parks Department. The Massapequa beaches that are maintained by this division include Tobay Beach (516-679-3900) and Philip B. Healey Beach at Florence Avenue (516-797-7994).
The Town of Oyster Bay Beach Division also maintains and supervises six other beaches. These include Beekman Beach in Oyster Bay, Centre Island Beaches in Bayville, Charles E. Ransom Beach in Bayville, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park/Beach in Oyster Bay, Stehli Beach in Bayville/Lattingtown and Harry Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing. Check the website for residency and usage restrictions for each of the beaches.
City Court is located in the same building as the Public Safety Department. The court handles criminal, civil and traffic cases. It is also a small claims court, which allows people to sue for up to $3,000 for property damages, false advertising and other matters. The court cannot compel a person to fix the damage and can only impose monetary compensation.
The Village of Nyack Justice Court is located on the second floor of Nyack Village Hall. Court is held Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
The Justice Court handles criminal, civil, traffic and small claims (up to $3,000) cases. The Court also handles village ordinance violations and evictions.
Residents who wish to plead guilty and pay a ticket without making an appearance can submit a money order or certified check—not personal checks—made out to "Nyack Justice Court" in person or by mail. Residents can also pay in cash at the office; credit card payments over the phone are not accepted.
To file a small claims case, the person being sued must work or live in Nyack. The filing fee is $10 for claims under $1,000 and $15 for claims over $1,000.