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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 2B, COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE
Chapter 24: Findings, declarations relative to municipal public defenders
Section: 2B:24-2: Definitions relative to municipal public defenders
2. As used in this act:
"Indigent defendant" means a person who is entitled to be represented by a municipal public defender pursuant to this act, and does not have the present financial ability to secure competent legal representation, as determined by section 9 of this act.
"Municipal court" means a municipal, central or joint municipal court established pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-1.
"Municipal public defender" means a person, as defined in section 4 of this act, appointed to represent indigent defendants in proceedings over which the municipal court has jurisdiction.
L.1997,c.256,s.2.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.
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