"Indigent defendant" defined
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NJ Code › Title 2A › Chapter 158A › Section 158A-2
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As used herein "indigent defendant" means a person who is formally charged with the commission of an indictable offense, and who does not have the present financial ability to secure competent legal representation, as determined by the factors in section 14 of P.L. 1967, c. 43 (C. 2A:158A-14), and to provide all other necessary expenses of representation. Amended by L. 1987, c. 170, s. 1.
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