Unlike many other states, New Jersey does not have a statute criminalizing intoxication in a public place. Even though New Jersey law enforcement can't arrest you simply because you are drunk, they may arrest you if they believe your behavior constitutes disorderly conduct. But what does that term mean? If…
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At some point during this extra-long weekend that marks the unofficial end to summer, you may have imbibed a little too much alcohol or partook of one or another controlled substances before getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. On such occasions, you can expect New Jersey law enforcement…
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Like many other citizens of the United States, you would like to exercise your Second Amendment rights and possess a firearm. However, you are also facing charges of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the Garden State, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the…
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After law enforcement charges you with a criminal offense in New Jersey, they may subject you to civil forfeiture, a potentially life-changing consequence. Civil forfeiture applies to any piece of property the defendant owns and they allegedly used either in the commission of a crime or purchased with the proceeds…
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