Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Re: loittering to commit CDS offense

It is a criminal offense and you will get a criminal record if convicted. I would get an attorney as you have nothing to lose by getting one and it shouldn't be that expensive.

It is called a disorderly person's offense and it will stay on your record forever unless you get it expunged, but to do that, you have to wait 5 years. Then you have to file a motion which has to be gratned by a judge. You will need a lawyer for that as it can be complicated to do it by yourself.

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Re: loittering to commit CDS offense

It is a part of the criminal code, and if convicted of it you will have to wait 5 years to expunge it from your record. However, if you get a lawyer you may have a chance to have this downgraded to a lower charge that may not result in a criminal code conviction, or resolve the case without need for a guilty plea, if court permits a more creative resolution. If you're concerned with what may happen years from now with your record, then you're thinking smartly because these things always have a way of coming back to haunt people. YOu may contact my office [email protected]

Re: loittering to commit CDS offense

THis is a violation of the criminal code, although it is a relatively small violation known as a Disorderly Persons Offense. Nevertheless a conviction on this charge would result in your having a criminal record. You would also have to pay fairly high fines, and at least potentially be looking at some jail time - the law says that you can do up to 6 months in jail if you are convicted of this charge. It does not carry an automatic suspension of your driver's license like other drug charges do. I would certainly recommend that you hire a lawyer. There may even be a way to actually beat this charge from what you described in your message. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in various courts in New Jersey in the past. I would like to discuss your case with you in more detail. Please contact me about this. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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