Linden City criminal defense attorney defends charges for criminal offenses | DWI-DUI | Traffic violations.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
Attorney
565 NJ 35
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
(732)-337-7922
Linden Municipal Court is located at 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, Union County, New Jersey 07036. The Court’s telephone number is (908)-474-8546. The fax number is (908)-474-8619. The Court Administrator is Susan Sanchez, CMCA. There are two (2) deputy Court Administrators, Carole Birch, DCA and Doretha Blassingame, DCA. The Chief Judge is Hon. Cassandra Corbett, J.M.C., and the second judge is Susan M. MacMullen, J.M.C.. The Prosecutor is Nicholas Scutari, Municipal Prosecutor. The Court is open from Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. through 3:00 P.M.. Sessions are held on Tuesdays and the first Wednesdays at 8:30 A.M., and the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 5:30 P.M..
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq., has been defending clients charged with criminal offenses in the City of Linden since 1988.
DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSES
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA POSSESSION N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2 AND 36-6
UNDER AGE POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL N.J.S.A. 2C:33-15
PROVISION OF ALCOHOL TO UNDER AGE PERSONS N.J.S.A. 2C:33-17
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
SHOPLIFTING N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11
THEFT N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3
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:12-3
OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1
TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENT RECORDS OR INFORMATION N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7
WEAPONS POSSESSION N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, 5, 7
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4
LEWDNESS N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE (POTENTIAL PENALTY) IF CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary fine of up to $1,000.00 per count plus jail time from zero days up to one hundred and eighty (180) days plus a criminal record plus for CDS-Drugs-Marijuana possession charges a 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 up to $500.00 plus possible jail time from zero (0) days up to ninety (90) days plus a criminal record.
DWI-DUI
N.J,S.A. 39:4-50 prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle if 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 from 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 suspension 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 please visit my website at www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com.
DO I NEED TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY IF 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 that can take up to five (5) years to expunge. You may be precluded from securing employment as a school teacher or government official. You may be required to forfeit your government position. You may be denied a a license to practice by a professional licensing board even if you have satisfied all the requirements. If you are not a United States citizen you may be deported.
In the thirty (30) years I have been defending clients charged with criminal offenses, I have helped many avoid criminal record, avoid jail time, avoid maximum fines, avoid driver’s license suspension.
I may be able to help you if retained.
Please contact me today for your free initial consultation and a no nonsense discussion of how I can help you.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
(732)-337-7922
www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com
