NJ S2146

Expands the definition of "habitual offender" to include persons convicted three or more times within three years for any combination of unlicensed driving, driving while suspended, DUI, driving without insurance, or refusing a breathalyzer test.

Requires municipal prosecutors to determine whether defendants should face enhanced penalties, including incarceration, based on their driving records and habitual offender status.

Mandates that prosecutors consult with victims before offering plea agreements in cases where habitual offenders caused bodily injury to another person.

Increases mandatory imprisonment for habitual offenders caught driving while suspended from 30 days to 60 days, and from 45 days to 90 days if the offense involved bodily injury.

Authorizes courts to directly designate defendants as habitual offenders at sentencing and requires penalties to run consecutively rather than concurrently with other sentences.