Red Bank 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
Red Bank Borough Municipal Court is located at 90 Monmouth Street, 1st Floor, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701. The Court’s telephone number is (732)-530-2716. The Court’s fax number is (732)-530-7186. The Court Administrator is Cathleen Gerber, CMCA. The Deputy Court Administrator is Susan Milnes, DCA. The Violations Clerk is Joanne Strollo. The Judge is Hon. Frank LaRocca, J.M.C.. The prosecutor is William McGuinn, Municipal Prosecutor. The Court is open from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Court sessions are held on Thursdays at 8:30 A.M..
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq., has been defending clients charged in Red Bank Borough with the following offenses for thirty (30) years.
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
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3
ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a)
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3
TERRORISTIC THREATS N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3
OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1
RESISTING ARREST-ELUDING N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2
HINDERING APPREHENSION N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3
OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1
TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC RECORDS OR INFORMATION N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7
SHOPLIFTING N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4
LEWDNESS N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4
WEAPONS N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, 5
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE (POTENTIAL PENALTY) IF CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary penalty of up to $1,000.00 per count plus possible jail time of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days plus a criminal record plus for CDS-Drug-marijuana offenses 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. 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 (POTENTIAL PUNISHMENT) IF I AM CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL PETTEY DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary penalty of up to $500.00 plus possible jail time of up to thirty (30) days plus a criminal record.
DWI-DUI
Operating a motor vehicle vehicle on the roads of New Jersey while impaired by alcohol or CDS-drugs is a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. While it is not a criminal offense in New Jersey, if convicted your exposure on a first offense can be a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 plus possible jail of up to thirty (30) days plus driver’s license suspension of up to three (3) months for a lower tier alcohol offense and up to twelve (12) months for an upper tier offense or CDS-Drug offense plus twelve (12) hours Intoxicated Drivers resource Center. If convicted of a second offense the driver’s license suspension is a mandatory two (2) years plus possible jail time of not less than two (2) days nor more than ninety (90) days plus Intoxicated Drivers resource Center of not less than 24 hours plus possible mandatory installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. If convicted of a third offense you can be fined $1,000.00 plus mandatory jail time of one hundred and eighty (180) days plus ten (10) years driver’s license suspension plus 48 hours Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center plus installation of the interlock device on your vehicle. If you are apprehended operating a motor vehicle during the time within which you are suspended you would be facing mandatory jail time on a first offense of not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days. On a subsequent offense there is mandatory jail of up to eighteen months, six (6) months of which must be served before eligible for parole plus a fourth degree felony record. For more in depth information on DWI-DUI please visit my website at www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com.
DO I NEED TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY 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 on your record which may take up to five (5) years to expunge. A criminal record may preclude your eligibility to secure employment as a school teacher or government official. If you are already employed by government you may be required to forfeit your position. a criminal record may preclude you from securing a professional license to pratice from a professional licensing board. If you are not a United States citizen a criminal record may result in your deportation.
In my thirty (30) years of defending clients charged with criminal offenses I have helped many clients avoid conviction, avoid jail time, avoid maximum fines, avoid suspensions of driver’s license.
I can possibly help you if retained.
Please contact me for your free initial consultation today and a no nonsense discussion of how I can help you.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
(732)-337-7922
www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com
