What Types Of Cases Do You Typically Handle In Municipal Court?

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In New Jersey, you would usually end up getting a downgrade of the charges. There are a number of no point violations and that’s typically the kind of plea bargain you want to enter into. There’s a new DWI statute in which for a first-time offender depending on the level of the Breathalyzer reading they will permit you to drive with an interlock device even after a DWI. The interlock device will stay in the car anywhere from three months to six months to a year. Each time you get into the vehicle you have to breathe into the interlock device and as long as there’s no alcohol then you’ll be able to start your vehicle. With marijuana getting less stringent there’s also a whole new area of law in trying to determine whether or not someone’s under the influence of marijuana or any other drug when they’re driving a motor vehicle.

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