For most New Jersey residents, spending even one night in jail is simply one night too many. The good news is that it is often possible to be released from jail after you have been booked on charges involving driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs....

If you’re arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, you’re likely to have concerns about the impact on your future. However, before you get too far ahead of yourself, keep in mind that an arrest doesn’t always result in a conviction....

Drivers often think that only a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of .08% can get them a DUI -- or, at least, anything over that legal limit. This is why people often try to judge whether or not they think they’re too drunk to drive. They’re trying to decide if,...

As we've made clear in previous posts, anyone who finds themselves out at a bar, restaurant or other area hotspot with co-workers, friends or significant others should always pause before having that one extra drink. That's because New Jersey takes a less than...

With the Memorial Day holiday weekend rapidly approaching, many people are undoubtedly putting the finishing touches on their plans for this much-anticipated three-day weekend. While some will use the opportunity to visit friends out-of-state, many others will be...

Today is Saint Patrick's Day, meaning people across the state will be donning green and heading to local events to take part in all manner of festivities celebrating Irish heritage. While the majority of people go to these festivals for the food, the music and the...

Whenever new DUI-related legislation emerges in Trenton, there's always immediate and justifiable concern that it will be overly punitive in nature, such that while it may result in offenders spending more time behind bars, it actually does very little to combat...

In New Jersey, and in most other states across the nation, law enforcement officers use roadside breath test devices to determine whether a driver is operating a vehicle while intoxicated. If the breath test device measures the driver's blood alcohol content level at...

While the results of breathalyzer tests are admissible as scientific evidence in DUI cases in New Jersey, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 2008 case, State v. Chun, that certain criteria must be satisfied in order for this to happen. Indeed, the device must be...

In our previous post, we discussed how two state lawmakers recently introduced measures calling on New Jersey to alter what many view as its intractable and largely draconian stance toward marijuana. As fascinating as this development was, yet another state lawmaker...