Driving While Suspended in New Jersey

In New Jersey, there are many traffic and criminal offenses that expose you to the suspension of your driver’s license. If you have since been charged with driving while your license is suspended,N.J.S.A. 39:3-40, you will face a host of other penalties. Robert E. Depersia, II has been defending clients throughout South Jersey for such traffic and criminal charges for over 25 years.
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Driving With Suspended License Penalties in NJ

If this is your first offense, you will be exposed to a $500.00 fine, surcharges by the Motor Vehicle Commission totaling $250.00 per year for 3 years, and you will lose your driver’s license for up to 6 months. Second time offenders will be fined $750.00, serve not more than 5 days in county jail, be assessed surcharges by the Motor Vehicle Commission of $250.00 per year for 3 years, and again lose your driver’s license for up to 6 months. For a third DWS offense, you will be fined $1000.00, face a mandatory 10 days in county jail, be assessed surcharges by the Motor Vehicle Commission and lose your driver’s license for up to 6 months. If while operating your vehicle in violation of the Driving While Suspended statute you were involved in an accident resulting in personal injury to another person, the court must impose a jail term of not less than 45 days.