Those cases dismissed by the Court Orders addressed less serious municipal cases, and were unlikely to be adjudicated after sitting unresolved for many years. There are several categories of dismissals:
- Cases more than 15 years old with a bench warrant attached, which were dismissed by Omnibus Dismissal Order of January 2019 and Supplemental Order of Sept. 2019.
- Additional cases older than 1994 with driver’s license suspensions attached. Those cases were dismissed by Omnibus Dismissal Order of May 21, 2021.
- Additional cases older than 1998 with a driver's license suspension and/or warrant attached. Those cases were dismissed by Omnibus Dismissal Order of Dec. 12, 2022.
- Additional cases older than 2004 with a driver’s license suspension and/or warrant attached. Those cases were dismissed by Omnibus Dismissal Order of Dec. 11, 2023.
- Additional cases cases older than 2007 with a driver’s license suspension and/or warrant attached. Those cases were dismissed by Omnibus Dismissal Order of Oct. 7, 2024.
- Read the press release, Directive 26-20, and the 2019 Report to learn more.