New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:158A-13 — Standards and level of performance of attorneys providing legal services
New Jersey § 2A:158A-13
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-13 (2026).
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In providing legal services to defendants pursuant to this act, the Office of the Public Defender and every attorney actually engaged in the performance of the same, whether as a member of the staff or engaged on a case basis or otherwise, shall adhere at all times to the standards and level of performance established from time to time by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in the execution of its duty to supervise the practice of law; and the office shall furnish to such court materials and data as may be requisite to the measurement of the adequacy of the performance hereunder. L.1967, c. 43, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1967.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2A:158A-1
Declaration of state policy§ 2A:158A-10
Contracts authorizing private or public organizations to execute functions of public defender§ 2A:158A-12
Attorney-client privilege§ 2A:158A-14
Determination of need§ 2A:158A-15.1
Investigation of finances of indigent defendants.§ 2A:158A-15.2
Pilot project§ 2A:158A-2
"Indigent defendant" defined§ 2A:158A-21.1
Unpaid outstanding balance, services rendered, Public Defender, unenforceable, uncollectable.§ 2A:158A-22
Annual report§ 2A:158A-23
Oaths and affirmations§ 2A:158A-3 Establishment of the Office of the Public Defender.
§ 2A:158A-3 Establishment of the Office of the Public Defender.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2A:158A-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A158A-13.