New Jersey Traffic Ticket Lawyer Explains What Can Happen If You Just Ignore Your Traffic Ticket
What happens if you ignore a ticket depends on what type of ticket it is. If it is a ticket for a moving violation and you just ignore the ticket, the court could issue a bench warrant for your arrest, and your license could be suspended. This is a very serious consequence, so it is […]
Disobeying a traffic sign on Federal Park Property
If you are visiting one of New Jersey vast parks owned, managed, regulated and operated by the Federal Government then you must adhere to federal traffic regulations. According to 36 CFR 4.12, “Traffic control devices. Failure to comply with the directions of a traffic control device is prohibited unless otherwise directed by the superintendent.” If you have […]
Speed Restrictions on Federal Property
A motorist traveling on federal property such as Sandy Hook beach is subject to federal speed restriction laws. According to 36 CFR 4.21, all motorist traveling on park roads must adhere to the following speed restriction: (1) 15 miles per hour: within all school zones, campgrounds, picnic areas, parking areas, utility areas, business or residential areas, other places of public […]
Signing and Accepting a Traffic Ticket in New Jersey
If you receive a traffic ticket for a moving violation (such as speeding), the police officer who issues the ticket will ask you to sign it. Signing a ticket does not mean you are admitting you did anything wrong. Signing a ticket merely means that you agree to appear in court on your scheduled court […]
What provides N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission authority to impose surchages?
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is delegated the authority, via statute, to impose insurance surcharges on every New Jersey driver that, within a three year period, “has accumulated six or more motor vehicle points”. See, N.J.S.A. 17:29A-35. The costs to New Jersey motorist can be substantial because the monetary penalty, “shall be $150.00 for six […]
Will the court automatically dismiss my traffic ticket charges if the officer does not show up at trial?
If you choose to fight your traffic ticket in court, most people seem to believe that if the officer who cited you for a traffic violation fails to show up in court, your case will be automatically dismissed. As a New Jersey traffic ticket attorney familiar with these matters, I can tell you: It’s not […]
Appellate Court Finds Police Lights Do Not Constitute a Stop
A police officer who used his flashers when pulling up behind a parked car had not “stopped” the car’s driver, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey found late last month in the case of State of New Jersey v. Joseph Adubato. On the night of August, 2008, a North Arlington police officer, […]
NJ Bicyclist without proper lifts and reflector may be subject to a lawsuit for Negligence
N.J.S.A. 39:4-10 requires New Jersey bicyclists to equip all bicycles utilized on New Jersey roadways at night with proper front and rear lights. In Duffy v. Cratsley, 29 N.J. Super. 1471 (App. Div. 1953) the Appellate Division opined that failure by the plaintiff/bicyclist to use a light on the rear of a bicycle as required […]
NEW JERSEY SPEEDING “PROOF OF MOTORIST’S SPEED”
According to State v. Miller, 58 N.J. Super. 538, 540(County Ct. 1959), if there is no speed limit posted or the speed for a particular New Jersey roadway is at issue then the presumption is that 50 miles per hour is the proper speed. What makes this case somewhat interesting in defending a speeding ticket […]