throwaway2343576 t1_itqpf4r wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by Known_Tomato_3353 in Open Container ticket in Manasquan by kailz7

Um prosecutors prosecute. They work for the County and represent their interests, not the person who has the citation.

kailz7 OP t1_itqq6wr wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:41 PM

right but i have been to court before for a speeding ticket where the prosecutor lessened the charge so not sure if it would work similarly for an open container citation

_Ricky_Bobby_ t1_itt4zlk wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:45 AM

In nj municipal prosecutors work for the municipality not the county. Most municipal prosecutors in nj would be willing to offer downgrades in order to avoid trial but there needs to be something to downgrade it to that makes sense. For instance, almost any moving violation can be amended to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle (no points) because and moving violation would also be considered unsafe.

I don’t think there is anything that the prosecutor could really downgrade that to