Change in Law – Driving with a Suspended License

Please take notice that as of August 1, 2011, the law regarding driving with a suspended license, N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26, has changed.

It will now be a crime of the 4^th degree if a person drives with a suspended license if the license was suspended for either a first or second violation of Driving While Intoxicated. If you are convicted under this amended the law, the court must sentence you to a term of imprisonment of no less than 180 days, during which you will not eligible for parole.