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Criminal Penalties for a New Jersey DUI

By Lependorf & Silverstein

Like civil penalties for a DUI/DWI in New Jersey, the severity of criminal penalties depends on whether or not the offender has had a previous DUI/DWI conviction. Criminal penalties for drunk driving in New Jersey typically include fines, a prison sentence, revocation of a person?s driver?s license for an extended amount of time, mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device and community service. Drivers who have never had a DUI charge before face up to 30 days in jail, fines upward of $400 or more, suspension of their license for six months to one year and they will be required to attend Alcohol Awareness classes. Those drivers who have been charged with a second DUI offense within ten years of their first face steeper fines ranging from $500 to $1,000 plus other financial penalties...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on September 29, 2010 (boomark / email).