Directs Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for indigent defendants charged with criminal contempt for violating domestic.

This bill would direct the Office of the Public Defender to provide legal representation to indigent defendants charged with contempt for violating an order contained in a domestic violence restraining order, excluding certain specified orders. The bill addresses violations that may be prosecuted as a crime of the fourth degree or a disorderly persons offense. It responds to Recommendation 29 of the New Jersey Supreme Court Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice, issued on June 7, 2023.

Directs Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for indigent defendants charged with criminal contempt for violating domestic.

This bill would direct the Office of the Public Defender to provide legal representation to indigent defendants charged with contempt for violating an order contained in a domestic violence restraining order, excluding certain specified orders. The bill addresses violations that may be prosecuted as a crime of the fourth degree or a disorderly persons offense. It responds to Recommendation 29 of the New Jersey Supreme Court Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice, issued on June 7, 2023.