Driving While License Suspended

It’s a motor vehicle violation to operate a car or truck in New Jersey if your license is suspended, or you simply never obtained a driver’s license.

This applies to suspensions issued by other states, US territories, and even other countries. If you’re pulled over by the police while driving without a valid license, you’ll have to pay fines and face further delays in getting your driver’s license instated or reinstated.

But what happens if you’re driving suspended and there’s a serious accident? That’s where N.J.S.A. 2C:40-22(a), Causing Death While Driving Suspended/Unlicensed comes in.

Under 2C:40-22(a), causing another person’s death while operating a motor vehicle without a valid license in New Jersey is a crime of the third degree, which is a felony-level crime in the state.

Penalties on a conviction for killing someone while driving on a suspended license can lead to a three to five year prison sentence, plus you’ll be disqualified from obtaining a driver’s license for a year after your sentence ends.

It doesn’t matter that you didn’t intend for anyone to get hurt. Under the law, Causing Death While Driving Suspended/Unlicensed puts you in jeopardy of spending years in prison.

If you’ve been charged under 2C:40-22(a), get the help you need right away. Call Matthew Reisig at 732-385-3339 for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey criminal defense attorney.

If you’ve been convicted of Driving While Suspended in New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 39:3-40), you already had a suspension on the books, and may have had extra time imposed as part of your sentence.

In any event, you’ll have to continue with the suspension, and not get caught driving again, until the suspension period ends.

You’ll also have to pay all fines, fees, and surcharges associated with both the original offense and the Driving While Suspended conviction.

Also plan to make a $100 payment to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, which handles license suspensions and restorations.

Your payment can be made at any time during or after your suspension period, and once the suspension period is up, you’ll receive a notice of restoration in the mail, which will allow you to apply for a new driver’s license.

When you’ve been arrested for Driving While Suspended, you may have options that may help shorten your suspension period.

If you have a conviction for driving while suspended, call attorney Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9661 to learn how you can be back behind the wheel in as short a time as possible.

A License can be suspended for a variety of reasons in New Jersey, but it’s very common for drivers to continue driving anyway.

Lack of good public transportation in much of the state, as well as the simple convenience of using your own vehicle for errands or to get to school or work make driving a pretty irresistible option, regardless of the status of your license.

If your license has been suspended for some reason and you continue to drive, you are always at risk for being pulled over and charged with Driving While Suspended (N.J.S.A. 39:3-40).

Penalties for a first time offender are mostly monetary (a $500 fine for a first offense), but the court has the option of suspending your license for an additional six months.

As a first offender, most judges won’t want to throw the book at you, but an experienced attorney can help you navigate the potential pitfalls of a courtroom experience, and may even be able to help plead your case down to a lesser charge.

Get the best possible legal help you can when you’ve been charged with Driving While having a suspended license.

Call attorney Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9661 for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey driving while license is suspended attorney.

If you are caught operating a motor vehicle in New Jersey while your license is suspended, you can be charged with Driving While Suspended (N.J.S.A. 39:3-40). And this doesn’t only apply to New Jersey licensed drivers.

If you are a resident of another state where your license has been suspended and are pulled over on New Jersey’s roadways, you’ll face the same penalties as you would if you were a resident of New Jersey driving with a suspended license.

As a first offense, you’ll be fined $500 and the court has the option of revoking your license for six months, though this isn’t always done in first offense cases.

If you’re arrested for Driving While Suspended a second time, you’ll face a fine of $750 and a license suspension of up to six months.

While courts don’t usually apply the maximum suspension, multiple arrests tend to signal to the court that you may choose to re-offend.

In addition, a second conviction will carry a jail sentence of between one and five days.

As a third-time offender, you’ll face a fine of $1000, a six month license suspension, and up to 10 days in jail, or you may be assigned to community service to work off your sentence.

When you’ve been arrested for Driving While Suspended in New Jersey, talk to a qualified New Jersey attorney.

There are usually alternatives that can be worked out, and in some cases an attorney can help you clear up a bureaucratic error that mistakenly caused your license to be suspended.

Attorney Matthew Reisig helps clients all over New Jersey deal with Driving While Suspended charges.

Call 732-625-9661 today for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey Driving While Suspended attorney.