City of Estell Manor, NJ Article II Municipal Court Discovery Fees

[Adopted 12-15-2004 by Ord. No. 13-04 (Ch. II, Sec. 2-22B, of the 1974 Revised General Ordinances)]

§ 185-4 Submission of requests for discovery.

All requests for discovery in matters pending before the Estell Manor Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.

§ 185-5 Fees for discovery.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]

The following fees shall be payable by the requestor for said discovery:

A. Letter-size pages or smaller: $0.05 per page.

B. Legal-size pages or larger: $0.07 per page.

C. Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.

D. Twenty-five cents for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.

E. Photographs will be photocopied in accordance with the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making such photographs will be charged.

F. Duplication of videotapes constitute an extraordinary duplication process and will be charged at the rate of $5 per videotape.

G. On any item that cannot be photocopied by the Municipal Prosecutor or City or that is not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.

§ 185-6 Requestor responsible for costs from other entities.

Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the City of Estell Manor, e.g., another police department or State Police, the actual costs paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.