NJ Statute of Limitations on Traffic Violations
Posted on : 09-27-2009 | By : Legal Information | In : Moving Violations, Suspended License, Traffic Tickets, Traffic Violations
Tags: Drivers license suspension, New Jersey Parking Ticket
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I just moved from Pennsylvania to Maryland and was denied transferring my license due to a parking ticket dated 1988 in Morristown New Jersey. The State of New Jersey put an inquiry on my name, is requiring $50 paid to Morristown City Government, and a $100 fee paid NJ State in Trenton. What is strange is that I transferred my MD license to PA in 2006 with no difficulty. Does a Statue of Limitations exist in New Jersey that renders my 1988 parking ticket (which I never signed or received) null and void?
Strange as it may seem the Statute of Limitations does not apply to your situation. That Statute refers to the time that elapses between the offense and when the summons is issued. Presumably your parking ticket was issued right on the spot. It should not be interpreted to allow someone to receive a summons, disappear for 20 years and then say you waited too long to prosecute me.
That all being said I believe a number of years back there was some form of immunity offered for very old parking tickets. The Courts were trying to get all of these matters off their books. If that didn’t happen in Morristown and you have time to spare you can always plead not guilty, say you never received the summons and see if they can prove the matter 20 years later.
I have NJ Drivers license. In 1996 I refused a blood test and lost my driving privilege in Pennsylvania. I paid all my fines and surcharges to PA. My attorney at that time told me the offense happened prior to the laws of reciprocation and that I wouldn’t lose my drivers license in NJ only my privilege in PA. This attorney has retired from practice. This incident has come to light recently in a non driving incident and I’m wondering if the state of NJ can suspend my license for something that happened 14 years ago in another state?