Steven J. Richardson | July 22, 2010
I have written before about why it is a bad idea to break the traffic code “willfully” (such as to drive with full knowledge that your license is suspended or that you have no insurance), by discussing the ruling of the New Jersey appellate court in the case of State v. Moran. Basically, it is [...]
Steven J. Richardson | March 26, 2010
As a general rule of traffic court, all fines and penalties levied by the court are due and payable that day. However, defendants are often given time to pay in a pre-approved payment plan. But what happens if you don’t pay? What can the court do to you? Well, according to changes made at the [...]
Steven J. Richardson | March 23, 2010
New Jersey is one of 48 states that has adopted a “Move Over” law. This is a law that protects police and other emergency services vehicles on the shoulder of the road either rendering aid or enforcing the traffic laws. On the books in other states for many years, it wasn’t until 2009 that New [...]
Steven J. Richardson | January 13, 2009
Any time the police stop a motorist, they must have probable cause to do so. When it comes to drunk driving, this cause is often based on the driver weaving in the road, resulting in one of the tickets being for “failure to maintain lane” under New Jersey statute 39:4-88(b). In the case of State [...]