The Judge of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Berlin is authorized
to make decisions as to which defendants are indigent, and, after a determination
is made, the Public Defender shall represent the defendant.
The Court Clerk shall charge a fee of $200 per application for a Public
Defender. The fee may be waived upon a proper showing of absolute indigency
without an ability to pay the application fee. The Judge of the Municipal
Court in the Borough of Berlin shall make the determination on the ability
to pay the fee and the determination of indigency.
The application fee shall be used to help defray the cost of hiring
a Public Defender and in the administrative costs of the Municipal Court of
the Borough of Berlin.