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NJ A812
NJ A812Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.
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Introduced
01/14/2020
01/14/2020
In Committee
04/26/2021
04/26/2021
Crossed Over
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would require any municipality that requires by ordinance a person applying for representation by a municipal public defender to pay an application fee, for the municipal court to provide notice to the applicant of the application fee and any additional potential fees as well as the process to waive the fees in the event of an inability to pay. The bill would take effect 60 days after enactment.
AI Summary
This bill would require any municipality that requires a person applying for representation by a municipal public defender to pay an application fee to provide notice to the applicant of the application fee and the process to waive the fee in the event of an inability to pay. The bill also states that no other fees besides the application fee permitted by existing law can be assessed for representation by a municipal public defender. The bill would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (12)
Jamel Holley (D)*,
Raj Mukherji (D)*,
Anthony Verrelli (D)*,
Ralph Caputo (D),
Herbert Conaway (D),
Angelica Jimenez (D),
Yvonne Lopez (D),
Angela Mcknight (D),
Carol Murphy (D),
Annette Quijano (D),
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),
Britnee Timberlake (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 04/26/2021)
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