No. A DWI/DUI charge is not a criminal offense in New Jersey but is instead classified as a traffic offense—or a quasi-criminal offense. Because of this, you generally will not have the right to a jury trial to determine whether your charges should stand. Further, the offense will not generally show up on your criminal record in the absence of aggravating factors, such as if you were arrested for DWI/DUI with a minor child in the car. Despite all of this, some of the same criminal penalties—jail time and monetary fines—also are imposed in DWI/DUI cases. Additionally, the conviction will show up on your driving record, so that you will almost certainly be required to pay much more expensive insurance premiums once your license is reinstated.