The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | May 2025
Continued from previous page Assessments $ 6 Court costs Up to $ 33 SNSF $ 75 VCCO $ 50 IDRC 12 to 48 hours Jail Up to 30 days( not mandatory) Loss of DL Until interlock installed lnterlock for Principal Vehicle 7 months to 1 year
First offense BAC of. 15 % or higher Fine $ 300 to $ 500 * DWI Surcharge $ 125 DDEF Surcharge $ 100 Assessments $ 6 Court costs Up to $ 33 SNSF $ 75 VCCO $ 50 IDRC 12 to 48 hours Jail Up to 30 days( not mandatory) Loss of DL 3 months ** lnterlock for Principal Vehicle During period of license forfeiture and for 12 to 15 months after license restored Facility visitation Optional
Second Offense BAC of. 08 % or higher( per se) or under the influence of alcohol or drugs Fine $ 500 to $ 1000 * DWI Surcharge $ 125 DDEF Surcharge $ 100 Assessments $ 6 Court costs Up to $ 33 SNSF $ 75 VCCO $ 50 IDRC ln accord with treatment classification( usually 48 hours) Jail 2 days to 90 days( Court may authorize 2 days served in IDRC) Loss of DL 1 to 2 years ** lnterlock for Principal Vehicle During period of license forfeiture and for 2 to 4 years after license restored Facility visitation Optional
Third / Subsequent Offense BAC of. 08 % of higher( per se) or under the influence of alcohol or drugs( observation) Fine $ 1000 * DWI Surcharge $ 125 DDEF Surcharge $ 100 Assessments $ 6 Court costs Up to $ 33 SNSF $ 75 VCCO $ 50 IDRC ln accord with treatment classification Jail 6 months( Up to 90 days may be served in IDRC approved in-patient program) Loss of DL 8 years ** lnterlock for Principal Vehicle During period of license forfeiture and for 2 to 4 years after License restored Facility visitation Optional
DUI-D Offense: Person convicted of a 1st offense operating or permitting another to operate under the influence of a narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug is subject to license forfeiture for not less than 7 months or more than one year. Note: this provision, like all others, is subject to plea bargaining but the driver’ s license loss cannot be reduced below“ 6 months or greater” for a DUI-D first offense.
* Fine waived if: 1) defendant pre-installs IID before date of conviction; and 2) defendant’ s license was in good standing on the date of the offense up through the date of conviction.
** If defendant installs an IID before conviction and their license was in good standing from the date of the offense to date of conviction, then defendant is entitled to a credit of one day against any driver’ s license loss for every two days the IID has been installed. Exception: defendant is not entitled to any driver’ s license suspension credits if the case involved an MVA with SBI to another person( as defined by N. J. S. A. 2C: 11-1
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