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New Jersey Attorney General Memo for Guidance on Pending Marijuana Possession-Related Cases
TO: DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALL COUNTY PROSECUTORS ALL COUNTY MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR LIAISONS ALL MUNICIPAL PROSECUTORS...
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Scott Alevras
- Jun 6, 2020
- 5 min
Closing in a Time of COVID - Can I Cancel My Real Estate Contract?
The COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID”) has had a profound effect on the real estate market. Buyers and sellers are trying to cancel...
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Scott Alevras
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
CAN MY LICENSE BE SUSPENDED FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TICKET?
People often go into court not knowing what they are facing. Although there are many motor vehicle statutes which require a mandatory...
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Scott Alevras
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Will My Drivers License Get Suspended If I Get Caught With Drugs?
Under the criminal code, someone who is convicted of a drug offense, such as possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance ("CDS"),...
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Scott Alevras
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Your Day in the Metuchen Municipal Court
The Metuchen Municipal Court is located at 500 Main Street, Metuchen, New Jersey 08840 and has jurisdiction over all motor vehicle,...
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Scott Alevras
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Can You be Convicted of DWI if You are Asleep in the Car?
In order to be convicted of DWI in New Jersey, the Court must find or you must tell the Court that you operated the motor vehicle. The...
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Scott Alevras
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Can I be Stopped by Police for Having a License Plate Cover or Frame?
Law enforcement frequently utilize N.J.S.A. 39:3-33 as probable cause for a motor vehicle stop when a driver has a license plate cover or...
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Scott Alevras
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
Your day in Sayreville Municipal Court
The Sayreville Municipal Court (“Sayreville Court”) is located at 1000 Main Street, Sayreville, NJ 08872. All motor vehicle, disorderly...
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Scott Alevras
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
What are Conditional Discharges and Conditional Dismissals
Those facing criminal charges in New Jersey can often utilize a diversionary program to avoid a criminal conviction and other penalties...
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Scott Alevras
- Dec 27, 2019
- 2 min
What is Pretrial Intervention?
New Jersey law provides diversionary programs that those with pending criminal cases can utilize to avoid a criminal conviction and other...
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Scott Alevras
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
What are the Penalties for Driving While Suspended in New Jersey?
The penalties for Driving While Suspended in New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 39:3-40, can be severe. For a first offense, there is a $500.00 fine...
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Scott Alevras
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
No Point Plea, Please
If a defendant is charged with an offense that would cause him or her to incur motor vehicle points, the municipal prosecutor has the...
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Scott Alevras
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
To Hire or Not to Hire, That is the Question.
People frequently come to me with questions about minor motor vehicle summonses. More often than not, I advise these people that it is...
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Scott Alevras
- Nov 25, 2019
- 2 min
WHY THE PROSECUTOR CAN’T JUST DISMISS OR DOWNGRADE YOUR DWI OR DRUG CHARGES
Penalties for DWI and drug charges are serious. You can lose your motor vehicle privileges, get hit with extensive fines and there are...
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Scott Alevras
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
Your Day in Woodbridge Municipal Court
Woodbridge Township Municipal Court is one of the busiest courts in New Jersey. It has jurisdiction over all motor vehicle offenses,...
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Scott Alevras
- Nov 15, 2019
- 1 min
Prosecutors allege law grad who failed bar exam created law firms in name of classmate.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/prosecutors-allege-law-grad-who-failed-bar-exam-created-law-firms-in-name-of-classmate
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Scott Alevras
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
New DWI LAWS
The penalties for first offense DWIs occurring after December 1, 2019 will be significantly lower, however, the offender will be required...
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- Nov 13, 2019
- 1 min
Woman faces trial on charges she was texting and driving in fatal pedestrian crash
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2019/11/woman-faces-trial-on-charges-she-was-texting-and-driving-in-fatal-pedestrian-crash.html
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