Injury

Points on Your License for Leaving the Scene of an Accident N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 There is only one ticket in New Jersey that carries eight (8) points. The ticket I am referring to is Leaving the Scene of an Accident, involving injury, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. In addition to the mandatory loss of license, the court fine up to $5,000 and the jail time, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will assess 8 points to your driver's license. Not only will these 8 points trigger yearly surcharges of at least of $200, but you may also face an additional period of license suspension for being a Persistent Violator (i.e. accumulation of points). Between the fines, the imprisonment and license suspension, Leaving the Scene of an Accident ticket is quite a handful. Most drivers are completely unaware of all these penalties. Moreover, this likely won't be the only ticket you receive, as police typically issue [...]