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I received a DUI ticket in 1980. I then received two in 1990 and 1991. Finally, I received one in March, 2012. New Jersey law states that if you have
Asked on Jun 11th, 2012 on DUI/DWI - New Jersey
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not received a DUI in 10 years it is counted as your first offense. The judge is telling me since I used a 10 year period from 1980 to 1990 for my second DUI which was counted as a first offense that today I am not entitled to a second 10 year forgiveness of my ticket in March 2012. He basically is saying the March ticket is my third offese and I am facing 180 days in jail. My question is being that it has been more than 10 years (1990 to 2012) why is not my current DUI not considered a first offense?
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the analysis can be done utilizing your drivers' abstract. if there is a technical problem with one of the DWI convictions, we can research the validity of the conviction to see if it can be 'overturned'. i would like to talk with you. ed dimon, esq.
Answered on Aug 16th, 2012 at 5:25 PM