{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-26","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-26","heading":"Operating motor vehicle during period of license suspension, fourth degree crime.","body":"1. a. It shall be a crime of the fourth degree to operate a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension in violation of R.S.39:3-40, if the actor's license was suspended or revoked for a first violation of R.S.39:4-50 or section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a) and the actor had previously been convicted of violating R.S.39:3-40 while under suspension for that first offense.  A person convicted of an offense under this subsection shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment.\nb.\tIt shall be a crime of the fourth degree to operate a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension in violation of R.S.39:3-40, if the actor's license was suspended or revoked for a second or subsequent violation of R.S.39:4-50 or section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a).  A person convicted of an offense under this subsection shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment.\nc.\tNotwithstanding the term of imprisonment provided under N.J.S.2C:43-6 and the provisions of subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:44-1, if a person is convicted of a crime under this section the sentence imposed shall include a fixed minimum sentence of not less than 180 days during which the defendant shall not be eligible for parole.\nL.2009, c.333, s.1.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c03c06fed7c8c49a6af4eeca6c7d466fc6739106dc7eee3a76a840c0d3a3dd7d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-25","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-26.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}