New Jersey Driving While Suspended

Driving while suspended is one of the most common and serious charges in municipal court. N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 provides that, “no person to whom a driver’s license has been refused or whose driver’s license or reciprocity privilege has been suspended or revoked or who has been suspended or revoked or who has been prohibited from obtaining a driver’s license shall personally operate a motor vehicle during the period of refusal suspension, revocation, or prohibition.” A person whom is convicted of driving while suspended or on the revoked listing may also receive some stiff penalties.

A driver is most often placed on the revoked listed in two possible ways. One method is a court order by a Municipal Court Judge. The other way a driver is placed on the revoked list is the result of administrative action issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles.

There are many reasons why a driver may be suspended:  A driver’s failure to comply with a court installment payment order; failure to appear at a court date; failure to pay parking tickets; failure to pay surcharges; failure to pay child support.

There are two types of license suspensions; the first is a court imposed suspension and the second is an administrative suspension, from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Call the Law Office of Prosper A. Bellizia if your license has been revoked. We are available 24/7 to assist you.