Lacey criminal defense attorney defends charged for criminal offenses | DWI-DUI | Traffic violations.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
Attorney
565 NJ 35
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
(732)-337-7922
Email: pipking@comcast.net
Lacey Township Municipal Court is located at 818 West Lacey Road, Forked River, New Jersey 08731. The telephone number is (732)-693-1100, extension 2262. The fax number is (609)-693-6749. The Court Administrator is Laurie Farnkopf, CMCA. The Judge is Hon. Damian G. Murray, J.M.C.. The Prosecutor is Steven Zabarsky, Municipal Prosecutor. The Court is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.. Sessions are held on the first (1st) Tuesdays of each month at 3:00 P.M., and the second (2nd) third (3rd) and fourth (4th) Tuesdays at 9:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 1:30 p.m..
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq. has been defending clients charged with criminal offenses in Lacey Township since 1988.
DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSES
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA POSSESSION N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2 AND 36-6
UNDERAGE POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL N.J.S.A. 2C:33-15
PROVISION OF ALCOHOL TO UNDERAGE PERSONS N.J.S.A. 2C:33-17
WEAPONS N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, 5
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3
OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1
RESISTING ARREST-ELUDING POLICE N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2
HINDERING APPREHENSION N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3
ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a)
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)
TERRORISTIC THREATS N.J.S.A. 2C
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN N.J.SA. 2C:24-4
LEWDNESS N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4
SHOPLIFTING N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11
THEFT OF MOVABLE PROPERTY N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE (POTENTIAL PENALTY) IF I AM CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary fine of up to $1,000.00 plus possible jail time up to one hundred and eighty (180) days plus criminal record plus for CDS-Drug-Marijuana charges driver’s license suspension of up to two (2) years.
PETTY DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSES
DISORDERLY CONDUCT-IMPROPER BEHAVIOR N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a)
DEFIANT TRESPASSER N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3(b)
HARASSMENT N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4
BAD CHECK CHARGE N.J.S.A. 2C:21-5
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE IF CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL PETTY DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary fine of $500.00 plus possible jail time of up to thirty (30) days plus a criminal record.
DWI-DUI
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle when the driver is impaired by ingestion of alcohol and/or CDS-Drugs-Marijuana. If convicted, the judge must impose the following penalties. For a first offense, a monetary fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 plus possible jail time of zero (0) days up to thirty (30) days plus driver’s license suspension of not less than three (3) months nor more than twelve (12) months plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of twelve (12) hours plus possible installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For a second offense, a monetary fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 plus possible jail time of not less than two (2) days nor more than ninety (90) days plus mandatory driver’s license of two (2) years plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of not less than twenty four (24) hours nor more than forty eight (48) hours plus installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For a third or subsequent offense, a monetary fine of $1,000.00 plus mandatory jail time of one hundred and eighty (180) days plus mandatory driver’s license suspension of ten (10) years plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of forty eight (48) hours plus installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For more information visit my website at www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com.
DO I NEED TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND ME IF I AM CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE?
Yes. I would recommend it. It is not the amount of the fine that matters, money is fungible. A criminal record is an indelible mark which may take up to five (5) years to be expunged. You may not be able to secure employment as a school teacher or governmental official. You may be required to forfeit your government position. You may be denied a license to practice by a professional licensing board. If you are not a United States citizen you may be deported.
If you or your childhas been charged with an offense I can help you if retained.
During my thirty (30) years of defending clients charged with criminal offenses I have helped many avoid criminal record, avoid jail time, avoid maximum fines, avoid driver’s license suspension.
Please contact me today for your free initial consultation and a no nonsense discussion about how I can help you.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
(732)-337-7922
www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com
