New Jersey S2437 directs the Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for indigent defendants charged with criminal contempt for.
New Jersey S2437 expands the duties of the Office of the Public Defender to include providing legal representation for indigent defendants charged with criminal contempt for violating certain domestic violence orders. Currently, certain domestic violence orders do not subject a violator to a charge of contempt, including orders relating to parenting time, monetary compensation, professional counseling, and rent or mortgage payments. This bill would ensure that indigent defendants charged with contempt for violating these specific orders receive legal representation.
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