Major changes to N.J. drunk driving law reach Christie’s desk

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…

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Newly Proposed Drunk Driving Legislation Awaiting Chris Christie’s Signature

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…

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New Bill Revises Penalties for Drunk Driving, Including Installation of Ignition Interlock Device

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…

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State v. McGrath | New Jersey DUI and the Ignition Interlock Device

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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