Kenneth Vercammen’s Law Office helps people with traffic/ municipal
court tickets. We provide representation on most Central New Jersey traffic
cases. Motor vehicle violations and criminal charges can cost you. If you plead
guilty by mail or in court for almost all traffic tickets, you will have to pay
fines in court and will later receive points on your drivers license. Both the
DMV and your car insurance company will impose surcharges and eligibility
points for three years.
Under the New Jersey Court Rules, a New Jersey Attorney can negotiate
with the Municipal Court Prosecutor to attempt to reduce points. An
accumulation of too many points, or certain moving violations may require you
to pay expensive surcharges to the N.J. Division of Motor Vehicles or have your
license suspended. Don't give up! We can appear in court for you on most
Central New Jersey traffic violations. We also handle Criminal Superior Court
charges.
Consequences of a Criminal Guilty Plea in Superior Court
1. If you plead guilty you will have a criminal record
2. Before the judge can accept your guilty plea, you will have to stand
up in open court and tell the judge what you did that makes you guilty of the
particular offense in front of all persons in the courtroom.
3. You can go to jail, pay thousands of dollars in fines, and may be
barred from future employment
3. You may not be able to get a job as a teacher, public employee,
banking industry, real estate or other state regulated field.
4. On employment applications, you will have to answer yes that you were
convicted of a crime.
5. You must pay a $75 Safe Neighborhood Services Fund assessment for
each conviction. You must pay a minimum Violent Crimes Compensation Board
assessment of $50 ($100 minimum if you are convicted of a crime of violence)
for each count to which you plead guilty.
6. If you are being sentenced to probation, you must pay a fee of up to
$25 per month for the term of probation.
7 In all drug cases, the statute requires mandatory driver’s license
suspension. New Jersey does not have a special license to go to work or school.
8. In indictable matters, you will be required to provide a DNA sample,
which could be used by law enforcement for the investigation of criminal
activity, and pay for the cost of testing.
9. You must pay restitution if the court finds there is a victim who has
suffered a loss.
10. If you are a public office holder or employee, you can be required
to forfeit your office or job by virtue of your plea of guilty.
11. If you are not a United States citizen or national, you may be
deported by virtue of your plea of guilty.
12. You must wait 5-10 years to expunge a first offense. 2C:52-3
13. You lose the presumption against incarceration in future cases.
2C:44-1
14. You may lose your right to vote.
Jail for Crimes and Disorderly Conduct
NJSA 2C: 43-8 (1) In the case of a crime of the first degree, for a
specific term of years which shall be fixed by the court and shall be between
10 years and 20 years;
(2) In the case of a crime of the second degree, for a specific term of
years which shall be fixed by the court and shall be between five years and 10
years;
(3) In the case of a crime of the third degree, for a specific term of
years which shall be fixed by the court and shall be between three years and
five years;
(4) In the case of a crime of the fourth degree, for a specific term
which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 18 months.
2C:43-3 Fines have been increased recently! 2C:43-3. Fines and
Restitutions. A person who has been convicted of an offense may be sentenced to
pay a fine, to make restitution, or both, such fine not to exceed:
a. (1) $200,000.00 when the conviction is of a crime of the first
degree;
(2) $150,000.00 when the conviction is of a crime of the second degree;
b. (1) $15,000.00 when the conviction is of a crime of the third degree;
(2) $10,000.00 when the conviction is of a crime of the fourth degree;
c. $1,000.00, when the conviction is of a disorderly persons offense;
d. $500.00, when the conviction is of a petty disorderly persons
offense;
If facing any criminal charge, retain an experienced attorney
immediately to determine you rights and obligations to the court. Current
criminal charge researched by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. 732-572-0500
KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817
(Phone) 732-572-0500
(Fax) 732-572-0030
www.BeNotGuilty.com
About the Author
Kenneth A. Vercammen is a trial attorney in Edison, Middlesex County,
New Jersey. He often lectures for the New Jersey State Bar Association, New
Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and Middlesex County College on
personal injury, criminal / municipal court law, and drunk driving. He has
published 125 articles in national and New Jersey publications on municipal
court and litigation topics. He has served as a Special Acting Prosecutor in
seven different cities and towns in New Jersey and also successfully defended
hundreds of individuals facing Municipal Court and Criminal Court charges.
In his private practice, he has devoted a substantial portion of his
professional time to the preparation and trial of litigated matters. He has
appeared in Courts throughout New Jersey several times each week on many
personal injury matters, Municipal Court trials, arbitration hearings, and
contested administrative law hearings.
Since 1985, his primary concentration has been on litigation matters.
Mr. Vercammen gained other legal experiences as the Confidential Law Clerk to
the Court of Appeals of Maryland (Supreme Court), with the Delaware County, PA
District Attorney Office handling Probable Cause Hearings, Middlesex County
Probation Dept as a Probation Officer, and an Executive Assistant to Scranton
District Magistrate, Thomas Hart, in Scranton, PA.
KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817
(Phone) 732-572-0500
(Fax) 732-572-0030
