Driver is not subject to criminal driving while suspended if DWI suspension period expired prior to driving State v Perry 439 NJ Super. 514

Driver is not subject to criminal driving while suspended if DWI suspension period expired prior to driving

State v Perry 439 NJ Super. 514 (App. Div. 2015)

N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26(a) and (b) make driving while suspended under specified circumstances a fourth-degree crime, punishable by a mandatory minimum jail term of 180 days, where the underlying suspension arose from driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and/or refusal to submit to chemical testing, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4(a). The court concluded in these appeals that prosecutions under the statute can be brought only if the act of driving while suspended occurs during the court-imposed term of suspension.

     Note- Ken V successfully represented four of the winning parties before the Law Division. The Appellate Division affirmed the well-reasoned opinion of Hon. Douglas Wolfson JSC.