2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
Section 2A:158A-21.1 - Unpaid outstanding balance, services rendered, Public Defender, unenforceable, uncollectable.
2A:158A-21.1 Unpaid outstanding balance, services rendered, Public Defender, unenforceable, uncollectable.
2. On or after the effective date of P.L.2023 c.69 (C.2A:158A-21.1 et al.):
a. Any unpaid outstanding balance of court-ordered fees for services rendered by the Office of the Public Defender shall be unenforceable and uncollectable and any portion of a judgement that imposes fees shall be vacated.
b. All unsatisfied civil judgements based on court-ordered fees for services rendered by the Office of the Public Defender are deemed to be null and void and shall be vacated and discharged.
c. All warrants issued solely based on the alleged failure to pay or to appear on a court date set for the sole purpose of payment of statutory or court-ordered fines, fees, costs, or other monetary penalties previously assessed or imposed for services rendered by the Office of the Public Defender shall be reviewed and vacated consistent with the provisions of P.L.2023 c.69 (C.2A:158A-21.1 et al.).
d. Any outstanding liens entered, in accordance with the provisions of sections 17 and 18 of P.L.1967, c.43 (C.2A:158A-17 and C.2A:158A-18), on any and all property to which the defendant shall have or acquire an interest, are deemed to be null and void and shall be vacated and discharged by the Office of the Public Defender, pursuant to the provisions of section 30 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-30).
L.2023, c.69, s.2.
