In a memorandum dated September 17, 2008, Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey, directed that municipal prosecutors may not enter into plea agreements which result in non-point violations for cases involving defendants who have a NJ provisional driver’s license (GDL).  The new plea bargaining ban will help to enforce the mandatory driver improvement program that holders of NJ provisional driver's licenses must attend after receiving 3 or more NJMVC penalty points.  By receiving non-point plea bargains, NJ provisional driver's license holders were able to avoid attending such driver improvement program.

The plea bargaining ban for NJ provisional driver's license holders [typically NJ teenagers] will continue indefinitely.  Interestingly, the subject plea bargaining limitation does not appear to ban lower NJMVC point downgrades [eg., 5 NJMVC points down to 2 NJMVC points] for NJ provisional driver's license holders.

If you need to hire an attorney to assist you with your North Brunswick, NJ traffic tickets, speak to a former NJ municipal prosecutor at The Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt, LLC.  Our 24/7 toll freehotline is 1-877-676-7729.