Learning More About Driver's License Suspension in New Jersey
Many residents believe that you have to be arrested for driving under the influence to have your driver’s license suspended in New Jersey, but this is not so. It is true that a DWI conviction will most likely result in driver’s license suspension among other consequences; however, a person’s driving privileges can be taken away for a variety of other reasons in New Jersey.
Aside from driving under the influence, if you have accumulated 12 or more points on your driver’s license from violating motor vehicle or traffic regulations, then your license may be suspended. Not only do these violations cost you money for the fines they impose, but the duration of your suspension highly depends on the amount of time between offenses and the exact number of points that you have. If you are determined to be a habitual offender, you could lose your driving privileges for up to three years. Do you think that parking violations can be ignored? Think again. A municipal court or the DMV can suspend your license for failure to pay any parking fine or failure to appear at a related hearing’s scheduled court date.
Economic circumstances commonly cause driver’s license suspension for failure to pay child support or insurance surcharges. If a suspension granted for failure to pay child support will impose drastic problems on a parent, employees, or other dependents, then a twelve-month payment plan may be made available.
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