New Jersey Statutes 52:27E-55. Office of the Public Defender continued, transferred to the Department of the Treasury
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27E-55
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
6. a. The Office of the Public Defender created by P.L.1967, c.43 (C. 2A:158A-1 et seq.), together with all its functions, powers and duties is continued and transferred to and constituted as the Office of the Public Defender in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury. Notwithstanding this allocation, the office shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Department of the Treasury or any of its officers or employees.
b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Office of the Public Defender, the same shall mean and refer to the Office of the Public Defender in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury.
L.1994, c.58, s.6; amended 2010, c.34, s.18.