[Adopted 6-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-3
(Ch. 31 of the 1978 Code)]
Pursuant to the Constitutions of the United
States and the State of New Jersey, a defendant has a right to be
represented by counsel. In the event that a defendant is indigent,
such counsel must be provided to the defendant at no cost to him or
her. It is the policy of Oldmans Township to provide appointed counsel
to indigent persons in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
2B:12-28b.
Any person who claims to be indigent and who
desires the appointment of counsel to represent him or her in a matter
pending before the Oldmans Township Municipal Court may make application
for appointed counsel. The Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township
of Oldmans shall, upon due examination, determine whether or not an
applicant is indigent. If the Court finds an applicant to be indigent,
the Court shall appoint a person authorized to practice law in the
State of New Jersey as attorney for the applicant.
Any person who shall apply for appointment of
counsel shall pay a fee of $50. Said fee shall be collected by the
Oldmans Township Court Administrator at the time the application for
appointed counsel is made. The requirement of a fee as set forth in
this section may be waived by the Oldmans Township Municipal Court
upon a showing that the applicant has no ability to pay the application
fee.
All fees collected pursuant to this article
shall be utilized in order to defray a portion of the cost of retaining
appointed counsel and the administrative costs of the Municipal Court
of the Township of Oldmans.
[Added 12-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-8]
A.
All requests for discovery in matters pending in the
Oldmans Municipal Court shall he submitted to the Municipal Prosecutor.
B.
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor
to the Township of Oldmans, or its Prosecutor, for the discovery provided:
(1)
For each of the first 10 pages photocopied: $0.75
per page.
(2)
For each of the next 10 pages photocopied: $0.50 per
page.
(3)
For each of the pages photocopied thereafter: $0.25
per page.
(4)
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(5)
For the envelope for any discovery sent by mail: $0.25.
(6)
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established
herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual
cost of making the photographs shall he charged.
(7)
Duplication of videotapes constitutes an extraordinary
duplication process and will be charged at the rate of $5 per videotape.
(8)
On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township
copy machine or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual
cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.
