New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:158A-2 — "Indigent defendant" defined
New Jersey § 2A:158A-2
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-2 (2026).
Text
As used herein "indigent defendant" means a person who is formally charged with the commission of an indictable offense, and who does not have the present financial ability to secure competent legal representation, as determined by the factors in section 14 of P.L. 1967, c. 43 (C. 2A:158A-14), and to provide all other necessary expenses of representation. Amended by L. 1987, c. 170, s. 1.
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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.
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2A:158A-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A158A-2.