[Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]
There shall be the Office of Township Public Defender. The Township
Council shall appoint an attorney licensed to practice law in the
State of New Jersey to serve as Township Public Defender for a one-year
term to expire December 31. The Township Public Defender shall represent
those individuals who are qualified and apply for representation.
A person applying for representation by the Township Public Defender
shall pay an application fee of $200. The Municipal Court may waive
said application fee in whole or in part if the Court determines in
its discretion that the application fee represents an unreasonable
burden on the person seeking representation. Should the Township participate
in a joint or shared municipal court program, the appointment and
term of the Public Defender shall be in accordance with the terms
of the agreement governing the municipal court operation.