Probably not. But if you were interrogated after being placed in custody, your statements can not be used against you.

On a first offense, probably not. On second or later offenses, it becomes more probable, but an experienced attorney may be able to keep you out.

Most insurance carriers in New Jersey will increase your auto insurance premiums due to a DWI or moving violation. However there are still many ways to save money on your NJ auto insurance even if you are convicted of DWI or have moving violations.

Plan on at least 12 hours, usually two 6 hour sessions.

You can go to jail.

In most cases, no.

No.

While this is a defense in other states, this is not a defense in New Jersey.

Yes. Please call me as soon as possible after your arrest to discuss your case.

For the first offense, fines range between $250.00 and $400.00. You must attend alcohol awareness classes at the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) for 12 to 48 hours. You must pay $100.00 for the IDRC program. You must also pay a $50.00 Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) penalty, and a $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund Assessment. You can be sentenced to up to 30 days in jail. You will lose your license in New Jersey for six months to one year.

For a second violation, fines range from $500.00 to $1,000.00. You must perform community service for a period of 30 days. You must attend alcohol awareness classes at the IDRC for 12 to 48 hours. You must pay $100.00 for the IDRC program. You must also pay a $50.00 VCCB penalty, and a $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund Assessment. You will be sentenced to jail for a term 48 hours to 90 days. You will lose your privilege to drive in New Jersey for two years.

For a third or subsequent violation, you will be fined $1,000.00. You must attend alcohol awareness classes at the IDRC for 12 to 48 hours. You must pay $100.00 for the IDRC program. You must also pay a $50.00 VCCB penalty, and a $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund Assessment. You will be sentenced to jail for a term of 180 days, however 90 days of the jail sentence can be served performing community service. You will lose your driving privileges in New Jersey for 10 years.

No. By driving on the roads of New Jersey, according to statute, "Any person who operates a motor vehicle on any public road, street or highway or quasi-public area in this State shall be deemed to have given his consent to the taking of samples of his breath for the purpose of making chemical tests to determine the content of alcohol in his blood."

Depending on the circumstances of your case, there may be defenses. Please call me as soon as possible after your arrest to discuss your case.

They are similar. You will be fined between $250 and $500 for any offense. A first offense carries a six months license suspension. A second offense carries a two year suspension. A third offense carries a ten year suspension. Convictions for similar offenses in other jurisdictions count as prior offenses.

You will be sentenced for both violations, and your suspensions and potential jail time will be consecutive. In other words, your penalties will essentially double. In many situations, an experienced attorney can prevent this from happening.

For a first offense, you will be fined from $500 to $800. You will be sentenced to jail for up to 60 days. Your driver's license will be suspended for a period of one to two years.

For a second offense, you will be fined $1,000 to $2000. You must perform community service for a period of 60 days. You will be sentenced to jail for 96 hours to 180 days. The court may lower the jail term for each day, not exceeding 90 days, served performing community service. Your driver's license will be suspended for 4 years.

For a third offense, you will be fined $2,000. You will be sentenced to 180 days in jail. Your driving privileges will be suspended for a period of 20 years. The period of license suspension begins after you have completed any prison sentence imposed upon you.

It is not a defense that you were unaware that the prohibited conduct took place while on or within 1,000 feet of any school property or while driving through a school crossing. It is also not a defense that no juveniles were present on the school property or crossing zone at the time of the offense or that the school was not in session.

You will be fined between $500 and $1,000. For a first offense, your license will be suspended for one year; four years for a second offense; and, 20 years for a third or subsequent offense. Any license suspension begins after you have completed any prison sentence imposed.

Upon conviction you will be fined an additional $500; your license will be suspended for an additional period of one to two years; and you will be sentenced to jail for not less than 10 days or more than 90 days.

Your license will be suspended for an additional period of one to two years. That suspension will begin upon the completion of any prison sentence. You will be fined $500. You will be sentenced to jail for 60 to 90 days for a first offense; 120 to 150 days for a second offense; and, 180 days for a third or subsequent offense.

Not automatically. Please call me to discuss this complicated situation.

No. You must pay a restoration fee of $50.00 to the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Yes. Please call me as soon as possible after you have been charged with DWI, so that we can explore the alternatives with you immediately.

Yes. Please call me as soon as possible after you have been charged with this DWI, so that I can explore the alternatives with you.

Yes, as long as the prior conviction was based exclusively upon a violation of a proscribed blood alcohol concentration of .10% or greater.

Any additional suspension imposed in the current DWI matter will begin on the date of termination of the existing revocation or suspension period.

No. If the second offense occurs more than 10 years after the first offense, the court shall treat the second conviction as a first offense for sentencing purposes and if a third offense occurs more than 10 years after the second offense, the court shall treat the third conviction as a second offense for sentencing purposes.

Yes. As part of your sentence, you have to satisfy the screening, evaluation, referral, program and fee requirements of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse's Intoxicated Driving Program Unit, and of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers and a program of alcohol and drug education and highway safety, as prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

The court will sentence you to a mandatory two-day term of imprisonment in a county jail and a driver license revocation or suspension and continuation of revocation or suspension until such requirements are satisfied.

If you have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01% or more, but less than 0.08%, you will forfeit your right to operate a motor vehicle in New Jersey or be prohibited from obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle in New Jersey for 30 to 90 days beginning on the date you become eligible to obtain a license or on the day of conviction, whichever is later.

You must perform community service for a period of not less than 15 or more than 30 days. You have to satisfy the program and fee requirements of the IDRC. These penalties are in addition to the penalties which the court may impose under the DWI and criminal laws.