Driving While Suspended Attorney in Hudson County
UNION CITY NJ DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE LAWYER
New Jersey drivers are commonly suspended for non-payment of surcharges, failure to appear in court, accumulation of DMV points, and DWI convictions. If you are caught driving while suspended in New Jersey it is a serious motor vehicle violation that can result in an arrest, high fines, additional suspension, and even jail time. Most municipal courts take a hard stance on driving while suspended charges and can choose to prosecute these cases to the fullest extent allowed under law. At William Proetta Criminal Law our defense attorneys are typically able to negotiate with the state on behalf of our clients to reduce or avoid a suspension and jail time altogether for driving while suspended charges. The firm’s founding attorney, William Proetta, has successfully handled thousands of municipal court and motor vehicle violations over the years including tickets for the driver while revoked. We defend clients throughout New Jersey including Jersey City, West New York, Weehawken, Hoboken, Newark, Kearny, Bloomfield, and North Bergen. If you or a loved one has been arrested for driving with a suspended license then contact our office today at (908) 838-0150 for a free consultation with an experienced traffic defense attorney.
NEW JERSEY LAW 39:3-40 DRIVING WITH A REVOKED LICENSE
The New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 which governs the violation of driving while suspended is provided in pertinent part below for your convenience:
No person to whom a driver’s license has been refused or whose license or reciprocity privilege has been suspended or revoked, or who has been prohibited from obtaining a driver’s license, shall personally operate a motor vehicle during the period of refusal, suspension, revocation, or prohibition.
No person whose motor vehicle registration has been revoked shall operate or permit the operation of such motor vehicle during the period of such revocation.
PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED IN NEW JERSEY
The penalties for driving with a suspended license in New Jersey according to N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 are as follows:
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BAYONNE NJ DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED LAWYERS
The chart above clearly highlights the serious penalties that can result from a conviction for driving while suspended. These penalties will be greatly enhanced if you are caught driving while suspended during a suspension for DUI – including mandatory jail time and a longer suspension period. No matter the circumstances of your driving while suspended case, the consequences can drastically impact your employment and your lifestyle. Moreover, a record of the conviction will remain on your permanent driver’s abstract and you will be required to pay insurance surcharges to the DMV. Surprisingly, most of our clients don’t even realize they are suspended at the time of the stop. For example, your license can unknowingly be suspended for something as simple as forgetting to pay a parking ticket. Our lawyers are often successful at reducing or amending driving while suspended charges to violations that do not carry a suspension or jail. We represent clients for driving while revoked throughout New Jersey including Union City, Nutley, Bayonne, Harrison, Secaucus, Belleville and Guttenberg. If you would like to learn more about how we can help you, contact us at (201) 793-8018 for a free consultation or to schedule an appointment at our Jersey City office.
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