Prepared as a Public
Service to the People from the Law
Office of Vincent J. Sanzone, Jr., Esq.
Persons convicted of N.J.S.A.
2C:29-2b (Eluding); Theft or unlawful taking of a Motor Vehicle (N.J.S.A.
2C:20-2.1), require that the court impose a period of mandatory driving
license suspension privilege in this state.
Anyone considering taking
a plea for these offenses must insure that they understand that their New Jersey driving license privileges will be suspended. Therefore, if someone is charged with these
offenses it is important that the criminal defense attorney handling the matter
attempt to resolve the matter so as not to trigger the automatic license
suspension.
Many people have plead
guilty to these offenses without being advised by their attorney of the
automatic mandatory license suspension.
If you have been a victim of such faulty legal advice you are advised to
consult the Law Office of Vincent
J. Sanzone, Jr., to see whether you might have a post-conviction relief
motion to regarding this issue. Also,
many judges have imposed mandatory driving license suspension on people
convicted of receiving stolen property (motor vehicle), in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 which does not require mandatory license
suspension. If you have been a victim to
such an illegal sentence you likewise must seek legal representation to rectify
that sentence and seek to have your driving privileges restored.
Many Superior Court Judges
in Essex County have mistakenly suspended driving privileges based on N.J.S.A.
2C:20-7, which is illegal, and recently the Law Office of Vincent J. Sanzone, Jr.,
was successful in correcting one illegal sentence and restoring a driver’s
license for a client in which the court had imposed a twenty-year driver’s
license suspension.
