A New Jersey Supreme Court committee has proposed a series of rule changes that, if adopted, would make it clear that private citizens can file criminal complaints, including those alleging official misconduct against public officials, in municipal court.

The court will accept public comment on the proposed rule changes, recommended by the court’s Working Group on Private Citizens Complaints in the Municipal Courts, until April 2, according to a Feb. 21 notice to the bar from Appellate Division Judge Glenn Grant, acting director of the Administrative Office of the Courts.

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