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New Jersey DWI ? Translation Requirement

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A New Jersey Appellate Division panel of Judges ruled on July 1, 2009 that in New Jersey there is no requirement that the standard DWI statement be translated into Spanish or any other foreign language for the benefit of defendants. However, the Court?s ruling contained a recommendation that New Jersey?s Motor Vehicle Commission consider, prospectively, having the standard New Jersey DWI statement ?translated into Spanish and perhaps other prevalent foreign languages.? In the case of State of New Jersey v. German Marquez, the defendant rear ended another vehicle in Plainfield, New Jersey on the night of September 27, 2007. The defendant, who speaks Spanish and neither speaks, reads, nor understands English, was taken into custody following the incident...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).