[Adopted 12-10-1948 (Ch. 56 of the 1967 compilation)]
Pursuant to P.L. 1948, c. 264, as amended by P.L. 1948, c. 394, a Municipal Court be and the same is hereby established in and
for the City of Somers Point.
[Added 3-14-1991 by Ord. No. 6-1991]
The name of the Court established in §
10-1 shall be the "Municipal Court of Somers Point."
[Added 3-14-1991 by Ord. No. 6-1991]
The Municipal Court of Somers Point shall exist and function pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq.
[Adopted 6-8-2000 by Ord. No. 6-2000]
The City of Somers Point hereby establishes a requirement that any person
applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender with respect
to charges before the Somers Point Municipal Court must pay an application
fee in the amount of $200.
The Municipal Court of the City of Somers Point may waive the required
application fee, in whole or in part, only if the Court determines, in its
discretion, upon a clear and convincing showing by the applicant that the
application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.
The Municipal Court may permit a person to pay the application fee over a
specified period of time not to exceed four months.