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Yes, in New Jersey, a judge will have the authority to keep a juvenile detained, pretrial, pending the outcome of their case, if the facts surrounding the incident warrant it. Anytime a juvenile is taken into custody and charged as a delinquent and denied release to a parent or guardian, a hearing must be conducted […]

Unlike the adult criminal justice system, all juvenile cases will be heard in the county where the child resides, regardless of where the incident took place. However, if the case involves multiple co-defendants and they reside in different counties, then the county where the incident occurred will have jurisdiction over the case. We have different […]

Yes, New Jersey has several Juvenile Detention Centers throughout the state. The main detention center, which is known as New Jersey Training School, is located in Monroe Township, which is in Middlesex County. Although the potential exposure a juvenile faces if convicted of a crime pales in comparison to that of what an adult would […]

New Jersey permits many types of felony offenses (known as indictable crimes) to be expunged. Only certain violent crimes are ineligible for expungement, such as homicide, terrorism, sexual assault, kidnapping, and arson.

As with indictable offenses, almost all misdemeanors (known as disorderly persons offenses) can be expunged. Only DWI/DUI and motor vehicle misdemeanor offenses are barred from being expunged.

An expunged record in New Jersey is not deleted but instead sealed from public view. The record is kept for certain limited purposes. Parties that may have access to an expunged record for these purposes include law enforcement agencies, state and federal judiciaries, the military, state and federal departments of corrections, and the state parole […]

By successfully petitioning the court to expunge your criminal history, you could be eligible to lawfully possess a firearm in New Jersey again. However, in order to do so, you must first go through the traditional process and make an application for a Firearms Purchasers Identification Card (FPIC). This application should be submitted through the […]

Unfortunately, New Jersey’s expungement laws do not allow for motor vehicle infractions, including driving while intoxicated offenses, to be expunged. Furthermore, these offenses will never expire and will always remain in an individual’s driver’s abstract.

For most drivers, New Jersey has a blood alcohol content limit of .08 percent, which translates to .08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood in a person’s system. A driver who has a BAC of .08 percent or more is automatically considered driving under the influence. However, for drivers under the age of […]

New Jersey law considers DUI a traffic offense rather than a criminal offense. However, a motorist who drives under the influence of drugs or alcohol may be charged with an indictable offense (also referred to as a felony) if their case involves certain aggravating factors, such as: Driving with a license that was revoked due […]