New Jersey Traffic Ticket &
Motor Vehicle Violation Attorneys

Municipal Court: Client was stopped by an officer who observed him with his cell phone in his hand while driving his car. The Client told the officer that he was turning on his GPS. Client was charged with 39:4-97.3 a Cell Phone violation, a second offense. A second offense cell phone violation is a $400.00 to $600.00 fine. Result: Attorney argued that based upon what the Client told the officer at the time of the stop, the State would have difficulty proving its case since turning the GPS on is a function of the phone, and the law permits a driver to turn on or turn off a function of the phone. However, the Client did slow down in his lane of travel as he turned the GPS on. Therefore, the Prosecutor agreed to amend the charge of 39:4-97.3 to 39:4-67, Obstructing the Flow of Traffic, a no point violation and the client entered a plea of guilty. He was assessed $89.00 in fines and penalties.

Municipal Court: Client was involved in a motor vehicle accident while making a right hand turn onto a highway. She was at a traffic signal and believed that her light had turned green. Unfortunately, there was another vehicle on the highway onto which the Client was turning and the Client struck the other vehicle in the passenger door. Officers responded to the scene, and after taking statements from both parties (the other driver stated that the Client ran a red light) charged client with 39:4-97 Careless Driving, a two point ticket; 39:4-81 Failure to Observe a Traffic Control Device, a two point ticket; and 39:3-36 Failure to Notify a Change of Address. Result: Since there were no injuries reported to the Officers at the time of the accident and the other involved individual did appear in court, a plea agreement was reached with the prosecutor. The charge of 39:4-97 was amended to 39:4-56 Delaying Traffic, a no point ticket, which the Client pled guilty to. She was assessed fines and penalties of $89.00. The other summons was dismissed.

Municipal Court: Client was clocked by a Trooper on the Garden State Parkway at an excessive rate of speed. The Client was polite and cooperative with the Trooper during the stop. The Trooper wrote him a summons for 39:4-97 Careless Driving, a two point ticket. Result: Since the State could not provide the radar certificates for the speed of the Client, the Prosecutor agreed to amend the ticket to 39:4-67 Obstructing the Flow of Traffic, a no point ticket. The Client pled guilty to the amended charge and was assessed fines and penalties totaling $156.00.

Municipal Court: Officer stopped Client for an alleged violation of 39:4-97.3, a cell phone violation because he observed Client with a cell phone in his hand. This would be client’s third offense, which is three points, a $600.00 to $800.00 fine, and a ninety day loss of his driving privileges. Result: Plea negotiations were attempted, but an agreement could not be reached for the Client to keep his license. The case was set down for trial and the officer involved was subpoenaed to appear. The Defense was ready to proceed, however, the Prosecutor’s witness did not appear. After waiting over an hour for the Officer to appear, the Prosecutor offered a plea to 39:3A-1, a no point ticket. The Client pled guilty to the amended ticket and was assessed fines and penalties of $239.00 with no license suspension.

Municipal Court: There was utility work being done with the road being closed to all vehicular traffic. There were multiple signs indicating the planned detour. The Client decided to go over the sidewalk and across a yard until he was stopped by an Officer. He was charged with 39:4-96 Reckless Driving, a five point ticket; 39:4-94.2B Driving on a Closed Road; 39:4-82 Failure to Keep Right, a two point ticket; 39:4-71 Driving on a Sidewalk, a two point ticket; 39:3-29B Failure to Exhibit Registration; 39:3-29C Failure to Exhibit Insurance Card. The tickets totaled 9 points. Result: The Attorney negotiated a plea arrangement with the prosecutor where the Client pled guilty to 39:4-71 Driving on the Sidewalk, a $89.00 fine and 39:94.2B Driving on a Closed Road, a fine of $239.00, in exchange for the balance of the tickets to be dismissed. The Client received 2 points instead of 9.