It’s extremely unlikely that you’ll prevail in an attempt to plead down to a lesser charge in a New Jersey DWI case.

The law in the state makes it hard for prosecutors use plea bargains in DWI cases in general, and for many of our state’s prosecutors, DWIs are an easy area to produce “wins” for their offices and show voters that they’re tough on crime.

When faced with a DWI charge, you should consult an experienced New Jersey DWI attorney who can evaluate your case and guide you through the legal process while protecting your rights and fighting for your interests.

Attorney Matthew Reisig has prevailed in New Jersey DWI cases more than 1,001 times. Get experienced help for your DWI issue. Call 732-625-9660 today.

The penalties for DWI are extremely serious, including jail time, total loss of your license, and time spent in classes and community service.

When you add in the fine that goes with conviction, you’re looking at losing thousands of dollars on top of being deprived of use of cars, potentially for a long period of time.

It’s true that lawyers cost money, but when my clients walk out of court with minimal penalties for DWI, or even none at all, they usually feel pretty strongly that they made a really smart investment in their future.

When you’ve been charged with DWI in New Jersey, it doesn’t have to wreck your life.

Call Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9660 for a free consultation with a New Jersey DWI expert.

Once you’ve completed the penalties the court sentenced you to after your DWI conviction – which may include jail time, license suspension, community service, DWI classes, and the payment of fines and restitution – you still have a couple more steps before your can legally operate a motor vehicle in New Jersey again.

You’re required to pay a $100 restoration fee to the Motor Vehicle Commission, which will mail you a Notice of Restoration.

Once you have that, you’ll visit your local MVC with the Notice of Restoration, proof of insurance, and proper identification to have your license reinstated.

If you’ve completed the elements of your DWI penalty but the MVC isn’t cooperating with your reinstatement request, I can help.

Call today at 732-625-9660 and talk to one of New Jersey’s most experienced DWI attorneys for free.

The police are not required to give you a Miranda warning when they pull you over, or even necessarily when they handcuff you and drive you to the station.

A good lawyer will often be able to quash statements you may have made to the arresting officer as long as you haven’t been informed of your right to remain silent, and that any statements you make will be used against you.

It would certainly be convenient if beating a DWI was as simple as arguing that the arresting officer didn’t read you your rights prior to asking you to perform a sobriety test, but unfortunately it doesn’t work that way.

When you need help fighting DWI charges in New Jersey, call the experienced DWI attorneys at Reisig & Associates at 732-625-9660 and talk to an attorney for free.

New Jersey doesn’t allow expungement of DWI convictions, but luckily, New Jersey also doesn’t treat it as a criminal matter that appears on criminal background checks.

This means that when you apply for an apartment, a home mortgage, or a new job, odds are good that your DWI will be completely invisible to a check.

Where your DWI will continue to cause you pain for years to come is in the matter of automotive insurance.

You can never remove your DWI from your driving record in NJ, and insurers will continue to penalize you in the form of higher insurance costs for many years.

Your conviction in a New Jersey DWI case isn’t a given. Fight back with the attorneys at Reisig & Associates.

Call us today at 732-625-9660 and protect your driving record and your future.

It’s certainly possible that if your DWI was routine and no one was injured, there were no children involved, your BAC was under .10, and there were no additional charges for things like reckless driving, that the judge will err on the low end of New Jersey’s mandatory sentencing for DWI if you plead guilty.

This means you’re looking at the lower end of jail time, fines, license suspension, and other penalties, which is preferable to the high end of those penalties, but you’ll still have to face years of increased insurance costs and other problems as a result of the conviction.

You have a right to representation and you have a right to your day in court.

Being charged with a DWI in New Jersey is not the same as being convicted.

Call the New Jersey DWI defense attorneys at Reisig & Associates today at 732-625-9660 for a free consultation.

The answer to that varies across the states. New Jersey will notify your home state, but what happens from there is up to their laws.

Some states will suspend your license until New Jersey’s period of suspension is over, while others won’t apply any penalties.

One element that out of state residents sometimes benefit from when they get a DWI in New Jersey is that the charge isn’t considered criminal in nature here.

Many states just don’t have the resources to enforce out of state traffic violations, though DUI/DWI may be a misdemeanor or even a felony when it happens in that state.

If you’ve been arrested for DWI while visiting New Jersey, it’s very important that you find qualified, experienced help from a New Jersey DWI defense attorney.

The team at Reisig & Associates can protect your rights even when you’re at home in another state, and work closely with you to ensure your case is handled with all due care.

Call us today at 732-625-9660 and learn how we can help you.

Luckily, no. Unlike nearly every other state, New Jersey treats DWI as a traffic matter, not a true criminal offense.

But make no mistake – jail time and hefty fines are two outcomes of a DWI conviction, so while you won’t have to worry about it showing up on criminal background checks in the future, you will see lasting impacts on your ability to purchase affordable car insurance, and if you work in a field that requires a CDL, a first-time DWI conviction in a passenger vehicle will keep you off the job for a year.

Fighting a DWI with Reisig & Associates can save you money for years to come, and keep all doors open to you professionally.

Call us today at 732-625-9660 and talk to an attorney for free.

Alcohol intoxication and drug intoxication are contained in this same statute (New Jersey’s DWI statute – N.J.S.A. 39:4-50). Our DWI statute for drug intoxication includes narcotics, hallucinogenics, and habit producing drugs. In many instances, drugs prescribed by a Psychiatrist arguably could be classified as habit producing drugs. On the other hand, they could also arguably be classified as non-habit producing drugs.

This is where an experienced DWI/DUI attorney is necessary for the proper defense of an individual charged under these circumstances. DWI drug intoxication cases are the hardest to prove for the municipal prosecutor. By extension, they are the easiest to defend. The proper way to defend this charge is to hire a top DWI attorney who can evaluate this particular factual circumstance and develop a coherent defense strategy to beat the DWI charge.

In 2012, I was privileged to write an article entitled “DUI Drug Cases: A Defense Perspective”, which was published in Inside the Minds: Navigating DUI Drug Cases. This article gives an overview of all matters pertaining to drug intoxication DWI cases. All drug intoxication cases can be successfully defended. A prescription drug intoxication case should be successfully defended. You need the proper defense attorney, proper expert witness, and the prescribing doctor in order to successfully defend the charge.

The bottom line is that a prescription based drug intoxication DWI charge can and should be successfully defended. If you need a top-notch DWI attorney in NJ, call me.

….and under what circumstances can this recording be used against me at my upcoming trial?

An individual charged with DWI has an absolute right to be provided with a copy of any video recording pertaining to the charge. There are many circumstances where a video recording can be used against an individual charged with DWI.

In most cases, the video recording is a mobile vehicle recording (MVR) which is in the center console of the officer’s patrol vehicle. Necessarily, this MVR will memorialize the events leading to the wireless motor vehicle stop and culminating in the individual’s arrest for DWI.

In many cases, the MVR will continue until the DWI arrestee is brought back to the police department or State Police barracks. Video recordings in DWI cases can prove to be either inculpatory (favorable to the State) or exculpatory (favorable to the defense).

Every DWI case is separate and distinct. By definition, every video recording in a DWI case is separate and distinct. So the artistry of defending a DWI case is reviewing the video recording to assist the defendant in his or her defense.

As stated, this can be an art form with an experienced DWI defense attorney. The general rule on video recordings in DWI cases is that they are critical evidence. They must be reviewed and reviewed again. I have won hundreds of DWI cases based on video recording evidence.

If you need top-notch help with your DUI arrest in New Jersey, give me a call at 732-625-9660.