Have an outstanding municipal court case more than 15 years old?

If so, you may be in luck.

New Jersey's judiciary is holding a series of public hearings this month to determine whether hundreds of thousands minor traffic, parking and ordinance violations will be disposed of.

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In July, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner issued an order establishing a three-judge panel to hold the hearings and issue a report, which will potentially include recommendations and guidelines for disposing of the cases.

Lists of eligible cases were sent to each municipality in August. There are more than 787,000 outstanding cases statewide.

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Rabner's order came on the heels of a scathing Supreme Court report on municipal court fines and fees, which was prompted in part by an ongoing Asbury Park Press and USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey investigation into local court abuses.

Dated warrants raise questions about fairness, the appropriate use of public resources, the ability of the state to prosecute cases in light of their ages and administrative efficiency, Rabner said in his July order.

Cases that won't be considered include: indictable offences, disorderly charges, petty disorderly charges, motor vehicle charges such as driving without a license or while suspended or revoked, all alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, passing a stopped school bus and driving without insurance.

How to participate

What: Public hearings to discuss whether minor municipal court cases more than 15 years old should or should not be dismissed. Individual cases won't be discussed.

When and where: All hearings will be held at 10 a.m. in the following locations:

Monday, Oct. 22 at the Essex County Veterans Courthouse, 50 W. Market St., Newark, in room 1114 on the 11th floor.

Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Somerset County Courthouse, 20 N. Bridge St., Somerville, in room 301.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Burlington County Olde Courthouse, 120 High St., Mount Holly, in room 1.

How: Anyone who wants to speak or send written comments must do so by Oct. 15. Those who submit comments don't have to speak.

In the request to speak, individuals must identify who they are, whether they're an attorney, whether they represent an organization and at which hearing they wish to speak.

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To submit comments, individuals must include their name and address. Comments should only be related to the issue and must not exceed five pages. The submissions are subject to public disclosure upon receipt, and anonymous comments won't be considered.

Both requests to speak and comments should reference docket number PAS-L-3211-18 and can be sent to:

Passaic County New Courthouse

Civil Division Intake Office

77 Hamilton St., first floor

Paterson, NJ 07505

Attention: Municipal dismissal public hearings

Who: The hearings will be held in front of assignment judges Ronald Bookbinder of Burlington County, Ernest Caposela of Passaic County and Yolanda Ciccone of the Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren county courts. They will report findings to the Supreme Court.

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Kala Kachmar: @NewsQuip; 732-643-4061; kkachmar@gannettnj.com