New Jersey S1573 requires municipal courts to inform applicants for public defender services of any application fee and the process to waive it if.
New Jersey S1573 mandates that in municipalities where an application fee is required for public defender services, municipal courts must notify applicants of the fee and the process to waive it if they cannot afford to pay. The bill specifies that no fee other than that permitted by law can be assessed for representation by a municipal public defender. The law would take effect 60 days after its enactment.
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