14-2-2963 State v. M.G.M ., App. Div. (per curiam) (11 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey DWI lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Several years ago the New Jersey legislature created the 4th degree offense under NJSA 2C:20-40-26(b) of driving while suspended as a result of a DWI suspension. This defendant, once indicted applied for PTI, Pre Trial Intervention. The county…
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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…