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Code · New Jersey · Title 2A — Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice · Chapter 158A

2A:158A-5.2. Offenses and violations; legal representation

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The Public Defender shall in the manner prescribed by P.L.1967, c. 43 (C. 2A:158A-1 et seq.) provide for the legal representation of any person charged with a disorderly persons offense or with the violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of a penal nature where there is a likelihood that the persons so charged, if convicted, will be subject to imprisonment or, in the opinion of the court, any other consequence of magnitude.
L.1974, c. 33, s. 3.
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