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NJ Criminal Lawyer Reports: New Jersey’s “Ban the Box” Legislation Becomes Law, Helping Convicted Criminals Gain Employment Individuals with criminal convictions often have a difficult time obtaining employment after serving their jail sentences.  A recently passed New Jersey law hopes to change that.  Last month New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law the “Opportunity […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyer: State Attorney General to Allow Legalized Sports Betting in NJ Earlier this month the New Jersey State Attorney General issued a directive to New Jersey law enforcement to restrain from prosecuting casinos and racetracks that ran sports wagering pools. This unprecedented move by the New Jersey State Attorney General came despite […]

New Jersey DWI Lawyer Reports: Glassboro Police and Rowan University Police Join Forces to Curb Drunk Driving Last month, in an effort to crack down on drunk drivers, Glassboro Police and Rowan University Police, along with the Gloucester County prosecutor’s office, joined forces.  In one night alone, over 77 people received citations for offenses that […]

19-Year-Old Charged with DWI and Death by Auto After Allegedly Fleeing I-95 Crash That Killed Three A very unfortunate accident occurred on New Jersey’s I-95 southbound near Lawrence Township, NJ when Luis Delcid-Cardona, age 19, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the back end of a parked tractor-trailer. Delcid-Cardona and three passengers traveled […]

Heightened Enforcement of Drunk Driving Laws During the Holiday Season in NJ The holiday season is upon us and in full swing.  People are gathering together with family and friends to celebrate the festivities and spend some quality time with each other.  Alcohol is often a part of these celebrations.  With this comes an increase […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyer: Cyber Harassment Law to Curtail Bullying Is Pending Approval in NJ In New Jersey, a new category of crime called “cyber harassment” may be added to NJ law. The bill was unanimously approved by the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, but still awaits approval from the state Senate. Under the […]

New Jersey DUI Attorney Discusses Proposed Breath Test Law Affecting Convicted Drunk Drivers The Assembly Judiciary Committee of New Jersey has recently approved legislation that would significantly alter driving-while-intoxicated laws. The proposed bill A3835 calls for an ignition-locking device to be installed in the vehicles of all first-time offenders convicted of drunk driving. These devices […]

Reduction in Nonviolent Crime in South Jersey Nonviolent crime rates saw significant drops across all counties in South Jersey in 2012, according to the NJ Department of Law and Public Safety’s annual Uniform Crime Report. The report was highlighted by a 4.2 percent reduction in overall crime rate for New Jersey as a whole. This […]

NJ DUI Lawyer Explains New Jersey Drunk Driving Laws Driving under the Influence (DUI) in New Jersey is punishable by fines, loss of license, or jail time.  Penalties for DUI in New Jersey are comparable to penalties for DWI and drunk driving in other states; however, there are some fundamental differences between New Jersey drunk […]