Find Records of Drunk Driving in New Jersey

Drunk driving, known as DUI or DWI in different states, is a serious offense as it endangers the life of the drivers as well as co-passengers and others on the road. So, there are strict punishments for the offenders, re-offenders and habitual offenders. The stringent DUI and DWI laws are made to ensure that people apprehend about going through all those pains of administrative and criminal proceedings once again. Drunk driving in New Jersey has been categorized into under-age and adult drivers and according to the number of times they have made the offense.

New Jersey traffic rules establish the fact that driving is not a right but a privilege. And if you violate the rules, then you should no longer enjoy the privilege. Drunk driving is punishable by license points, suspension of license, imprisonment, monetary penalties, probation, community service and alcohol education program. License points are added by MVC or Motor Vehicle Commission. To avoid confusion, you can visit http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Violations/dui.htm.

New Jersey Drunk Driving Records

In New Jersey, if you are convicted for drunk driving, it leaves a permanent scar on your driving records. There is no way that this record can be expunged or erased. If a license holder of New Jersey commits this offense in some other state, it enters and stays in his or her record forever. This record is called Motor Vehicles Report or MVR. To obtain your DWI conviction records, you need to visit New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Regional Office in person or call up their toll-free number. You can also mail your application to the Motor Vehicle Commission, Abstract Unit, 225 East State St., P.O. Box 142, Trenton, NJ 08666-0142. It is also possible to request for your driving records online by accessing the official resource http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Licenses/DriverHistory.htm

Like rest of the country, minimum limit of Blood Alcohol Content or BAC for safe driving has to be less than 0.08%. This is detected by the chemical test which is performed by the police officer who holds you. So with 0.08% alcohol in system it can be hazardous to drive in freeways as well as city roads. Since in New Jersey, legal age to consume alcohol is twenty one, if an under age driver is found driving with 0.01% BAC, he or she is charged for drunk driving. These norms have been clearly slated in the link http://www.nj.gov/oag/hts/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/alcohol.html.

Penalties for NJ Drunk Driving

The laws of drunk driving in New Jersey are stricter. There are different set of penalties according to the location of offense made. For example punishments for drunk driving in school zones are harsher than the usual ones. The number of times a driver in convicted in five years determines the subsequent offenses. If the first offense of driving with BAC within 0.08% to 0.10%, it is punishable by a fine of up to $400, suspension of license for 90 days, maximum 48 hours in IDRC or Intoxicated Driver Resource Center and up to 30 days in jail.

If BAC is more than 10%, license is revoked for seven months, fine up to $500, minimum 12 and maximum 48 hours in IDRC and imprisonment of 30 days. As the driver continues to commit the offense again, the penalties keep increasing as well. If the driver is hold for DUI or DWI while a minor under 17 remains in the car, there are additional penalties of six more months of privilege suspension and community service of five days. For a brief overview of laws and penalties of violations, you can refer to http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/pdf/Violations/DI-258.PDF/