Submitted by New Jersey DWI Attorney, Jeffrey Hark John Ruocco, Chief Executive of Interceptor Ignition Interlocks, does a demo of the device called the Interceptor by blowing into a breathalyzer in this 2010 file photo. (Jennifer Brown/The Star-Ledger) TRENTON — A proposed law to drastically change the way New Jersey punishes drunken drivers has hit…
Statement of the newly proposed drunk driving legislation This bill revises penalties for various drunk driving offenses. These revisions include mandating the installation of an ignition interlock device in the motor vehicle owned, leased, or principally operated by the offender and the operation of such vehicle under a restricted use driver’s license, or alternatively, mandating…
Submitted by New Jersey DWI Attorney, Jeffrey Hark ASSEMBLY, No. 3835 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 215th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 14, 2013 Sponsored by: Assemblywoman LINDA STENDER District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union) Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO District 28 (Essex) SYNOPSIS Revises penalties for certain drunk driving offenses, including mandating installation of ignition interlock…
14-2-2924 State v. McGrath, App. Div. (per curiam) (14 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey DWI attorney, Jeffrey Hark After a trial de novo in the Law Division, defendant appeals from his conviction for refusing to submit to a chemical breath test. Defendant argues the conviction should be reversed because the officer read the April 2004…
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Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…