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First Appearances (7:3-2)
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Statewide Violations Schedule
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Authorizing Statute – Traffic Fines & Penalties
3-40 Suspended
4-50 DUI (2/20/204 – Present) 8/14/24 Update
4-50 DUI (2/20/24 – Present)
4-50 DUI (12/1/19 – 02/19/24)
4-50 DWI (Before 11/30/19)
Plea Bargaining in Municipal Courts (2024)
DRE Testimony Standards
4-96 Reckless
97.2 Unsafe Operation
6B-2 No Insurance
4-129/130 Leaving Fail to Report
Handicapped Parking
Criminal
Criminal Fines & Penalties
Criminal Sentencing
CDS – Degree, Intent, Weight
Criminal Fines & Restitution
Sentencing Law
Sentencing Primer
Conditional Discharge (2C:36A-1)
Conditional Dismissal (2C:36A-1)
Municipal Violations
Wycoffs Mill Road
Hightstown Ordinances
Hightstown Police ID
Pro Se Representation – Arraignment
Sovereign Citizens
Initial Response to Sovereign Citizen
Refusing to Enter a Plea
Arguments
Special Appearance
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Not Driving, Traveling
DOT # – No Need for Veh. Registration
Freedom to Travel
Not Subject to Traffic Laws
Consent to Law of the Land
No Harmed Individual or Property
Lack of a Contract
Jurisdiction
18 USC Sec 241 – Conspiracy Against Rights
42 USC Sec. 242 (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
42 USC Sec. 1985 – Conspiracy to Interfere With Civil Rights
Only Gold or Silver For Legal Tender
Responses to Sovereign Citizens
COMMON LAW
STATUTORY JURISDICTION
ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION
Information
Identifying Sovereign Citizens
Sovereign Citizen Definitions
Sentencing
Costs & Assessments
General – Plea
Consequences of Magnitude – Plea
3-40 Suspended Sentencing
4-50 DUI Sentencing (After 2/20/24)
DUI Sentencing
4-50 DUI Sentencing (12/1/19-2/19/24)
4-96 Reckless Sentencing
6B-2 No Insurance Sentencing
97.2 Sentencing
Pro Se Representation – Trial
Info
Bench Cards
Drug Weight Conversion Chart
Interpreters
Indigent Eligibility 2024
Eligibility for PD Guidelines
County Jail and Visiting Hours
Statue of Limitations
Mental Illness
Family DV Flowchart
DV DP Flowchart
Collection of Financial Obligations
Civil Commitments
REMOTE GUIDELINES
Resources
Addiction Resources
Mental Health / Substance Abuse
Batterer’s Intervention Program (BIP)
County Jails and Contact Info
ODARA
Court Codes
Mercer Municipal Judges
Contempt R. 1:10-1
Rules of Evidence
Rules of Evidence – Complete
Judicial Notice – R. Evid. 102
Motion Practice
Judge Disqualification
Wedding
CJP
First Appearance and Arraignment
Arraignment – Complete – Dropdown
Arraignment – Complete – Tabs
Arraignment – Complete – Old
Non-DV Downgrades
Release Conditions
3+ HD NO EM
3+ HD With EM
Supplemental Conditions
Deviation from PSA Recommendation
Checklist
Monitoring Levels
Bench Warrant Levels
Criminal Fines & Penalties
Home Detention – Directive #19-23
CC
CC Hearings Script
Hearing Disposition
Inpatient vs. Outpatient Commitment
Involuntary Commitments – Inpatient
Voluntary Admissions
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC)
Requirements for Temporary Order
Minors
Requirements for Entry of Temporary Order – Minors
Hearings
Initiating a Proceeding for Commitment
Pre-Hearing Proceedings – R. 4:74-7
Procedural Aspects of Initial Hearing
Post Disposition
Selected Case Law
IOC Providor Information
Initiating a Proceeding for Commitment
Key Definitions – NJSA 30:4-27.2
Residential Levels of Care
Glossary of General Acronyms
Legal Standard
Admin
Admin Assessments
TRO Interview
TRO Blank Order – Fillable
TRO Checklist
TRO ORDER
TERPO INTERVIEW
TERPO BASICS
TERPO Directive
Blood Draw Warrants
Warrants
Commitment to MC Detention Center
Interpreters
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