Crimes Which Require Automatic Mandatory Periods of Driver’s License Suspension.

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.