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• John Zarych: The penalties are severe if you are convicted of DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED (DWI/DUI), commonly called "drunk driving" in the state of New Jersey. If you are arrested you should contact an attorney immediately. For a first offense you can lose your driverıs license for up to one year, can be sentenced to the county jail for up to 30 days, can be required to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle, and receive thousands of dollars in fines and insurance surcharges. Under no circumstances are there provisional, work or hardship driverıs licenses in New Jersey when one's license is suspended for a DWI/DUI. For a second conviction the period of driverıs license suspension is two years; the potential for incarceration goes up to 90 days; fines are increased; and after the two year suspension, an ignition interlock is mandatory, for an additional one to three years. For a third conviction the period of driverıs license suspension is a minimum of ten years; the jail term is a mandatory 180 days, or 90 days of county jail plus 90 days (at your own expense) in an approved inpatient drug/alcohol rehabilitation facility; the fines are increased. The ignition interlock requirement remains the same, but in the Courtıs discretion, the ability to register a motor vehicle in the State of New Jersey may be suspended for 10 years. In each of the above cases, the penalties may be doubled if the conviction occurs in a school zone. Moreover, exposure may be greatly enhanced if DWI charges are coupled with other traffic or criminal charges. For example, if you had been driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and an accident occurs, or your driving causes bodily injury to another person, such acts can be prosecuted as a crime with risk of a state prison sentence being imposed. In the face of DWI/DUI allegations, you need experienced and competent legal counsel.p