No insurance Law 39:6 B-2 amended to provide discretion for no DL suspension

No insurance Law 39:6 B-2 amended to provide discretion for no DL suspension

      Under the prior law, a person who commits a first offense of driving without insurance is subject to a fine of between $300 and $1,000, a period of community service to be determined by the court, and loss of driver's license for one year from the date of conviction. Under this amended law, imposition of a driver's license suspension for such a first offense is to be within the discretion of the court, and the period of any such suspension could be from two months to one year from the date of conviction.
 The relevant portion of 39:6b-2 reads:
....The court also shall suspend the person's right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for a period of one year from the date of conviction ; provided, however, the period of license suspension may be reduced or eliminated if the person provides the court with satisfactory proof of motor vehicle liability insurance at the time of the hearing.