» Justice of the Peace Service
Hearing summary offences
- Conducting traffic courts
All JP services are free. They have two sets of responsibilities – ministerial and judicial.
Their ministerial roles include;
- Witnessing documents such as passport applications and applications for citizenship
- Taking declarations, affidavits or affirmations
- Certifying copies
- Witnessing signatures
- They also have a number of judicial duties that include;
- Hearing bail applications and requests for remands and adjournments
- Issuing search warrants


