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Union County borders Essex, and Elizabeth is its seat: the courthouse is at 2 Broad Street and the Prosecutor's Office at 32 Rahway Avenue. One detail people miss is that the county's 12-hour IDRC is run by the Union County Department of Human Services in Westfield, not in Elizabeth. Northeast Corridor trains from Elizabeth, Linden, and Rahway reach Newark Penn. When a restraining order is involved, the YWCA of Eastern Union County provides the county's DCF-funded victim services, and Access Family Services handles abuse intervention referrals.

Key facts

Courthouse
Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 (Union Vicinage)
Prosecutor
32 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
12-hour IDRC
Union County DHS, 300 North Ave. East, 1st Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090, 908-527-4791
48-hour IDRC
New Hope (Marlboro)
DV program
YWCA of Eastern Union County; AIP: Access Family Services
Recovery Court
908-787-1650
Municipal courts
Judiciary directory; Elizabeth Municipal Court, 1 Police Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07201, 908-558-6800; Linden Municipal Court, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036, (908) 474-8429; Plainfield Municipal Court, 325 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07061, (908) 753-3064; Union Township Municipal Court, 981 Caldwell Avenue, Union, NJ 07083, 908-851-5400

DWI

Town municipal court; IDRC at Union County DHS, 300 North Ave. East, 1st Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090. Read our New Jersey DWI guide.

Domestic violence and restraining orders

Family Part, Union Vicinage; YWCA of Eastern Union County. Read our New Jersey domestic violence guide and our restraining order guide.

Drug charges

Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth; Recovery Court 908-787-1650. Read our New Jersey drug charges guide.

Indictable crimes

Union County Prosecutor, 32 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202. Read our New Jersey indictable crimes guide.

Towns

Elizabeth, Plainfield, Union Township, Linden, Rahway, Westfield, Hillside, Roselle. Elizabeth · Linden · Plainfield · Union Township

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