8778 Car Law - Traffic Offenses

As the former acting municipal prosecutor for the Township of Piscataway, Mr. Goldenfarb has prosecuted thousands of cases. He has also represented individuals who have been charged with various offenses ranging from moving violations and DWI's to criminal charges, such as, possession of drugs and assault.

Motor vehicle violations and criminal charges may be costly, and if you plead guilty or are found guilty to certain charges or offenses, you may owe fines and/or receive points by the DMV and your car insurance company. My goal is to help reduce the points and/or penalties that you may be facing.

Listed below are some of the more "common" offenses that a driver may be charged with. These charges are an over-simplified list. Should you wish to discuss all of the possible penalties and charges, please feel free to contact (877) 8-CAR-LAW.

Violation	Offense	Points
27:23-29	Moving against traffic	2
27:23-29	Improper passing	4
27:23-29	Unlawful use of median strip	2
39:3-20	Operating constructor vehicle in excess of 45 mph	3
39:4-14.3	Operating motorized bicycle on a restricted highway	2
39:4-14.3d	More than one person on a motorized bicycle	2
39:4-35	Failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk	2
39:4-36	Failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk; passing a vehicle yielding to pedestrian in crosswalk	2
39:4- 41	Driving through safety zone	2
39:4-52	Racing on highway	5
39:4-55	Improper action or omission on grades and curves	2
39:4-57	Failure to observe direction of officer	2
39:4-66	Failure to stop vehicle before crossing sidewalk	2
39:4-66.1	Failure to yield to pedestrians or vehicles while entering or leaving highway	2
39:4-66.2	Driving on public or private property to avoid a traffic sign or signal	2
39:4-71	Operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk	2
39:4-80	Failure to obey direction of officer	2
39:4-81	Failure to observe traffic signals	2
39:4-82	Failure to keep right	2
39:4-82.1	Improper operating of vehicle on divided highway or divider	2
39:4-83	Failure to keep right at intersection	2
39:4-84	Failure to pass to right of vehicle proceeding in opposite direction	5
39:4-85	Improper passing on right or off roadway	4
39:4-85.1	Wrong way on a one-way street	2
39:4-86	Improper passing in no passing zone	4
39:4-87	Failure to yield to overtaking vehicle	2
39:4-88	Failure to observe traffic lanes	2
39:4-89	Tailgating	5
39:4-90	Failure to yield at intersection	2

Violation	Offense	Points
39:4-90.1	Failure to use proper entrances to limited access highways	2
39:4-91-92	Failure to yield to emergency vehicles	2
39:4-96	Reckless driving	5
39:4-97	Careless driving	2
39:4-97a	Destruction of agricultural or recreational property	2
39:4-97.1	Slow speed blocking traffic	2
39:4-97.2	Driving in an unsafe manner (points only assessed for the third or subsequent violation(s) within a five-year period.)	4
39:4-98	Exceeding maximum speed 1-14 mph over limit	2
39:4-99	Exceeding maximum speed 15-29 mph over limit	4
	Exceeding maximum speed 30 mph or more over limit	5
39:4-105	Failure to stop for traffic light	2
39:4-115	Improper turn at traffic light	3
39:4-119	Failure to stop at flashing red signal	2
39:4-122	Failure to stop for police whistle	2
39:4-123	Improper right or left turn	3
39:4-124	Improper turn from approved turning course	3
39:4-125	Improper U-turn	3
39:4-126	Failure to give proper signal	2
39:4-127	Improper backing or turning in street	2
39:4-127.1	Improper crossing of railroad grade crossing	2
39:4-127.2	Improper crossing of bridge	2
39:4-128	Improper crossing of railroad grade crossing by certain vehicles	2
39:4-128.1	Improper passing of school bus	5
39:4-128.4	Improper passing of frozen dessert truck	4
39:4-129	Leaving the scene of an accident - No personal injury	2
	Personal injury	8
39:4-144	Failure to observe stop or yield signs	2
39:5C-1	Racing on highway	5
39:5D-4	Moving violation out of state	2

There are other offenses that carry varying types of penalties. Some of the more common charges are:

Driving without insurance
Driving while suspended
Driving while intoxicated (DWI)
Driving without a license
Driving with an expired license
Driving without proper documentation