N.J. Stat. § 2C:52-13: When hearing on petition for expungement shall not be held

No petition for relief made pursuant to this section shall be heard by any court if the petitioner, at the time of filing or date of hearing, has a charge or charges pending against him which allege the commission of a crime, disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense. Such petition shall not be heard until such times as all pending criminal and or disorderly persons charges are adjudicated to finality.

L.1979, c. 178, s. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.