Earn Back Your Driving Privileges with Ignition Interlock Credits in NJ

Any person who is required to forfeit the right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State pursuant to this section may, in lieu of forfeiting the right to operate a motor vehicle, install an ignition interlock device and receive a one day credit against the period that the person is required to forfeit the right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State pursuant to this section for every two days that the person has the ignition interlock device installed. A person shall not be entitled to this credit if the violation of this section resulted in serious bodily injury as defined in N.J.S.2C:11-1 to another person. In addition, a person who has been arrested or convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic, hallucinogenic, or habit-producing drug or permitting another person who is under the influence of a narcotic, hallucinogenic, or habit-producing drug to operate a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the person’s custody or control pursuant to the provisions of this section or a person who has been convicted of operating a commercial motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.13) shall not be eligible for this credit