New Jersey Statutes 52:27EE-23. Dispute settlement office; transfer of functions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27EE-23
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
23. Dispute Settlement Office; transfer of functions.
All functions, powers and duties which had been vested in the Office of Dispute Settlement in the Division of Citizen Relations in the Department of the Public Advocate are hereby transferred to and assumed by the Dispute Settlement Office of the Office of the Public Defender.
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Dispute Settlement Office in the Department of the Public Advocate, the same shall mean and refer to the Dispute Settlement Office in the Office of the Public Defender.
L.2005, c.155, s.23; amended 2010, c.34, s.23.