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Intoxicated Driving Resource Center (IDRC): 

What you need to know

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Anyone found guilty of a DUI/DWI is required to participate in the Intoxicated Driving Resource Center (IDRC) education program.

Typically, a first offender receives a 12-hour sentence and a second offender receives a 48-hour sentence.  However, being a State bureaucracy, the IDRC Centers may require additional time of each participant. As of recent, and with this newly recognized power, the IDRC centers typically do require “additional treatment”. New Jersey has an IDRC in each county for first and third-time offenders and three regional centers for second-time offenders.

During the program, participants attend Alcohol and Highway Safety Education courses which include lectures, tests and films.

IDRC also evaluates each offender for an alcohol or drug problem and determines the need for continued treatment.

If treatment is needed, the IDRC refers the offender to an appropriate provider for a minimum of 16 weeks of additional treatment.

Participants may be allowed supplement the treatment with attendance at a self-help group such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

The IDRC monitors compliance and will report noncompliance to the courts and Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).

Satisfactory participation in IDRC is a requirement toward restoring your license. Failure to comply may result in additional license suspension and jail time.

IDRC fees and other related charges may apply:

•    $100 attendance fee  MVC

•    $230 first offender fee  IDRC

•    $280 second offender fee  IDRC

•    $100 license restoration fee  MVC

Resistance is Futile.  Once sentenced, it is in your best interest to comply with the IDRC requirements set forth by the court and the IDRC personally.  Failure to comply will only cost additional money in fines, center fees and attorney fees.

You May Contact the County IDRC centers at:

Atlantic  (609) 645-5945

Bergen  (201) 336-3310

Burlington  (609) 265-5857

Camden  (856) 225-5109

Cape May  (609) 465-9001

Cumberland & Salem  (856) 794-1011

Essex  (973) 395-8425

Gloucester  (856) 232-4840

Hudson  (201) 533-2437

Hunterdon  (908) 788-1900

Mercer  (609) 394-8988

Middlesex  (732) 745-4500

Monmouth  (732) 308-3713

Morris  (973) 538-5327

Ocean  (732) 341-9700

Passaic  (973) 777-2048

Salem & Cumberland  (856) 794-1011

Somerset  (908) 704-6304

Sussex  (973) 426-1420

Union  (908) 527-4791

Warren  (973) 538-5327

 

48–Hour IDRC 

North Region  Passaic County (973) 777-2048

Central Region  Monmouth County (732) 264-8210

South Region  Atlantic County (609) 645-5945

If you have been charged with a DUI and are in need of legal help from an experienced NJ DUI Attorney, call the Simon Law Group today, 1-800-709-1131