The Penalties for a Disorderly Conduct Conviction In New Jersey

The Jersey Shore may have a reputation as a state that caters to bad behavior. However, the state laws do not tolerate bad behavior well. Individuals that even go as far as breaching the peace in New Jersey, by fighting, using offensive language in public or making loud noises, get arrested and charged with disorderly […]
Bench Trial In a New Jersey Disorderly Conduct Offense

If you are charged with a disorderly conduct offense in New Jersey, you do not have a right to a jury trial. Instead, your case will be tried in Municipal Court before a municipal court judge only. In other words, the judge is both the trier of facts and the law. Because the strategy is […]