New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:158A-3 Establishment of the Office of the Public Defender.
New Jersey § 2A:158A-3 Establishment of the Office of the Public Defender.
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-3 Establishment of the Office of the Public Defender. (2026).
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3.There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government the Office of the Public Defender. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Office of the Public Defender is hereby allocated within the Department of the Treasury, but, notwithstanding said allocation, the office shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. L.1967, c.43, s.3; amended 1974, c.27, s.9; 1994, c.58, s.7; 2010, c.34, s.2.
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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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