[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Waldwick 12-10-48 as Ord. No. 3-48.]
There is hereby established in and for the Borough of Waldwick a Municipal Court to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Waldwick", pursuant to Chapter 264, laws of 1948, as supplemented and amended.
The judge of said Court shall be compensated by an annual salary, which shall be fixed by ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality, and shall be in lieu of any and all other fees.
[Added 4-12-94 by Ord. No. 5-94; amended 2-24-98 by Ord. No. 4-98]
The Municipal Court Judge shall approve all applications for appointment, on a per case basis, of a municipal public defender to represent indigent persons as required by law.
Those persons applying for representation by the municipal public defender shall pay an application fee of $200 at the time of presentation of an application for the public defender. The Municipal Court Judge may, however, in his discretion, waive any required application fee in whole or in part if the Judge determines, in his discretion, that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.
This ordinance shall take effect when passed and published as required by law.