Traffic Ticket Lawyer, Barnegat Township NJ

It depends on the speed written on the ticket: under N.J.S.A. 39:4-98 a Barnegat speeding summons is worth two points below 15 miles per hour over the limit, four points in the 15-to-29 range and five points from 30 over upward. On Route 9 the location line does real work, because the road is Main Street through the old village and open road toward the Waretown and Manahawkin ends of the township, and the same number can land in a different band depending on which stretch the officer wrote down. We go to that stretch, photograph the signs, and request the radar or laser records. Hold off on paying while we do, since a paid ticket is a conviction.

It depends on which side of the township line you were stopped, because Ocean Acres lies partly in Barnegat Township and partly in Stafford Township. The summons settles it: the municipality and the court are printed on it, and a Barnegat ticket is answered at 900 West Bay Avenue while a Stafford ticket goes to Stafford Township's own municipal court. Going to the wrong court means a missed date, and a missed date can bring a license suspension notice or a warrant. Text us a photo of the ticket and we will confirm the court and the date the same day.

No, Barnegat Township and Barnegat Light are different municipalities with different courts: the township is on the mainland along Route 9 and the Parkway, and Barnegat Light is the borough at the north end of Long Beach Island. Barnegat Township Municipal Court sits at 900 West Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ 08005, (609) 698-0080, on the mainland; a summons written across the bay in the borough stays with the borough, and a payment mailed to the township does nothing to it. Read the court line at the top of your ticket before you do anything else with it, and call us if it is not the town you thought you were in.

Often you do not have to appear at all. The court lists its sessions on Wednesdays, held by Zoom or in person, and the notice tells you which applies to your date. For most ordinary moving violations, once we are retained we enter an appearance and in many cases can handle the matter so that you do not attend. Where the court does require you, a Zoom session can mean a short wait at home instead of a morning at the municipal complex. Tickets that carry a possible license suspension are different, and we will tell you upfront if yours is one. Call before the date printed on the ticket.

Sometimes it can, and your driving record is what decides it. As written, the summons puts two points on your record under N.J.S.A. 39:4-97; in a suitable case it can be amended to unsafe operation under N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.2, which carries no points for a first or second offense but adds a mandatory state surcharge on top of the fine, so it is a trade to weigh rather than a free pass. Whether that option is open turns on your record and on the facts, and a crash with an injury makes it harder. We pull your driver abstract first so we know how many no-point pleas you have already used. Send it with the ticket.