Q & A
Mathew Reisig
Police departments around the world are noting one unanticipated benefit from the global response to the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic: crime rates in country after country have plummeted.
In fact, nearly the only category of calls that have surged are those for domestic violence. In this case, experts are not puzzled. By limiting movements, ordering many businesses closed, and
Mathew Reisig
Around the country, police departments and municipalities are reporting an alarming rise in domestic violence calls amid the unprecedented stay-at-home orders in place in most states, including New Jersey.
In California, which went into lockdown before many other states, San Francisco Mayor London Breed told reporters that the city saw a first-week spike in domestic violence calls of 60% over
Mathew Reisig
People who cough or spit on police officers and then claim to have Covid-19 will be facing big-time prosecution in New Jersey. This is according to state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, who announced at the start of April that his office was prosecuting at least six cases, and upgrading charges where individuals claimed to have tried to infect law
Mathew Reisig
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, we are living through an unprecedented event that is straining not only our public resources and economy, but taxing us personally as well.
For many people, the adoption of stay-at-home orders has been difficult. Jobs have been erased, supplies can be difficult to find, and everyone is living with the fear of contracting the virus.
Mathew Reisig
Racketeering Charges In NY – 2C:41-2(a), 2C:41-2(b) & 2C:41-2(c) Racketeering 2C:41-2(a)
Racketeering is a kind of catch-all charge designed to discourage people from engaging in patterns of illegal activity. The types of crimes that, when repeated, constitute racketeering in New Jersey include a host of things, from bribery and extortion to murder and securities fraud.
Mathew Reisig
If your license is suspended following a second DWI conviction and you’re caught driving, you’re committing a felony offense in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26(b), Operating Motor Vehicle Suspended, Second Offense, driving on a suspended license after a second or subsequent DWI in a ten-year period, you can be sentenced to up to 18 months in prison, pay fines up
Mathew Reisig
Authorities in New Jersey really want people to take license suspensions seriously, and that’s especially true when a person’s license is suspended because of a drunk driving conviction.
If you’re pulled over during a license suspension twice, you will no longer be in the realm of a traffic violation. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26(a), Operating Motor Vehicle Suspended, a second violation
Mathew Reisig
New Jersey has historically had trouble with drivers ignoring the long license suspensions that the state has employed to punish people for violations like drunk driving.
It turns out that even if a person is convicted of DWI, they still need to get to work, pick up the kids, keep groceries in the house, and so on. While
Mathew Reisig
If you operate a motor vehicle in New Jersey, you are required to hold a valid driver’s license, although it does not have to be issued by New Jersey. If your license is suspended here or in another governing jurisdiction and you drive in New Jersey, you are violating the law.
Mathew Reisig
If you operate a motor vehicle in New Jersey, you are required to hold a valid driver’s license, although it does not have to be issued by New Jersey. If your license is suspended here or in another governing jurisdiction and you drive in New Jersey, you are violating the law.