39:4-139.6 - Failure to answer or appear; rule applicable; procedures; notice - New Jersey Statutes

39:4-139.6.  Failure to answer or appear; rule applicable; procedures; notice     The municipal court shall immediately upon expiration of time to answer or appear, with respect to residents of New Jersey, follow the procedures set forth in R. 7:6-3(a) of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.  These procedures include the mailing of a notice of offense or a failure to appear notice to defendant.  That notice shall be on a form approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall inform the defendant of the parking offense charged; the time and date of the parking offense; the amount of fines, penalties and costs due; of his right to have a hearing;  that a civil judgment may be entered against him for failure to appear or pay the amount due; and that his driver's license may be suspended; that his driving privileges may be revoked; and that a warrant may be issued for his arrest.

   The procedures set forth in R. 7:6-3(c) of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey shall be followed in the case of a nonresident.

   L. 1985, c. 14, s. 5.