State v. Parkins

BERMAN, J.S.C.

This court takes the opportunity to amplify its oral decision on this de novo municipal appeal, since it appears that there is no decisional law foursquare to the present factual scenario.

The facts are not in dispute, and were essentially stipulated below. The defendant, Michael V. Parkins, was issued a summons for being an “unlicensed driver” in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-10 (hereinafter referred to as “Section 10”).

There also is no dispute that the defendant possessed a valid passenger motor vehicle license, and should properly have been charged with a violation of N.J.S.A.…