DRIVER PRIVILEGES & PENALTIES CHAPTER 7

1)Driving is a privilege! These laws are designed to protect every driver. These laws are designed to protect every driver. Thorough knowledge of New Jersey’s traffic laws is necessary for every driver. Thorough knowledge of New Jersey’s traffic laws is necessary for every driver.

Depending on a driver’s history of traffic violations, a suspension or revocation of driving privileges could occur. Depending on a driver’s history of traffic violations, a suspension or revocation of driving privileges could occur. Suspensions are decided on a case-by-case basis. Suspensions are decided on a case-by-case basis. If the sentence is not mandatory, the Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC), or courts, may suspend driving privileges. If the sentence is not mandatory, the Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC), or courts, may suspend driving privileges.

2) You may lose your driving privileges: Failure to appear in court Failure to appear in court Failure to pay surcharges Failure to pay surcharges Driving while suspended Driving while suspended Failure to provide proof of insurance Failure to provide proof of insurance Physical or mental disqualification Physical or mental disqualification Drug or alcohol use Drug or alcohol use Repeated traffic violations Repeated traffic violations Reckless driving Reckless driving Vehicle abandonment on public highway Vehicle abandonment on public highway At fault in fatal accident At fault in fatal accident

3) MVC’s Chief Administrator may require a: Re-examination for any driver considered a problem driver Re-examination for any driver considered a problem driver This re-examination will help to determine whether driving privileges will be suspended. This re-examination will help to determine whether driving privileges will be suspended.

4) Motorists under 21 years old, the legal age in New Jersey to purchase and/or consume alcoholic beverages, found with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above.01 while operating a motor vehicle will be: PENALIZED PENALIZED

5) A.08 percent BAC is considered….. driving under the influence in New Jersey for motorists 21 years or older. driving under the influence in New Jersey for motorists 21 years or older.

6) New Jersey has an: Implied Implied Consent Law

7) Drivers on New Jersey roadways have agreed, simply by using New Jersey roadways, to submit to a….: BREATH BREATH TEST given by law enforcement or hospital staff following an arrest for a drinking and driving driving offense.

8) Motorists refusing to take a breath test will be : detained and brought to a hospital, where hospital staff may draw blood. detained and brought to a hospital, where hospital staff may draw blood.

8) Motorist refusing a breath test in New Jersey are subject to an…. MVC MVC insurance surcharge of $1,000 a year for three years.

8) Failure to pay this surcharge will result in… an an indefinite driver license suspension until the fee is paid.

9) MVC keeps track of individual driving records through a…. point point system that assigns points to each traffic violation,moving or other- wise.

10) The more serious the violation, the… more more points added to a driver ’s record.

11) Up to 3 points will be subtracted from your point total…. For every 12 consecutive months a motorist is not convicted of an offense or suspended. For every 12 consecutive months a motorist is not convicted of an offense or suspended. A point total will never be reduced below zero. A point total will never be reduced below zero.

12) Motorist accumulating 12 to 14 points within 24 months will receive… a Notice of Scheduled Suspensions by mail from MVC a Notice of Scheduled Suspensions by mail from MVC

13) Voluntary Defensive Driving Programs: Teach defensive driving skills Teach defensive driving skills Potentially reduce auto insurance rates Potentially reduce auto insurance rates Reduce a motorist’s driver history record Reduce a motorist’s driver history record

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