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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-19 - Collection of moneys due State

2A:158A-19. Collection of moneys due State  19. The Public Defender in the name of the State shall do all things necessary and proper to collect all moneys due to the State by way of reimbursement for services rendered pursuant to this act. He may enter into arrangements with one or more agencies of the State, including the comprehensive enforcement program established pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.9 (C.2B:19-1 et seq.) or of the counties to handle said collections on a cost basis to the extent that such arrangements are calculated to simplify collection procedures. He shall have all the remedies and may take all of the proceedings for the collection thereof which may be had or taken for or upon the recovery of a judgment in a civil action and may institute and maintain any action or proceeding in the courts necessary therefor. In any such proceedings or action, the defendant may contest the value of the service rendered by the Public Defender. L.1967,c.43,s.19; amended 1969, c.29, s.2; 2000, c.120, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-20 - Compromise and settlement of claim for services

2A:158A-20. Compromise and settlement of claim for services  The Public Defender is authorized to compromise and make settlement of any claim for services performed for any person pursuant to this act whenever the financial circumstances of said person are such that in the judgment of the Public Defender the best interest of the State will be served by such compromise and settlement. L.1967, c. 43, s. 20, eff. July 1, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-22 - Annual report

2A:158A-22. Annual report  The Office of the Public Defender shall report annually to the Legislature, the Governor and the Supreme Court. Such report may be combined with that of any other body, agency or study group engaged in reviewing the administration of criminal justice. The report shall include all pertinent data on the operations of the office, the costs, projected needs, and to the extent experience may indicate, recommendations for statutory changes, including changes in the criminal law or changes in court rules, all as may be appropriate to the improvement of the system of criminal justice, the control of crime, the rehabilitation of offenders, and other related objectives. L.1967, c. 43, s. 22, eff. July 1, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-23 - Oaths and affirmations

2A:158A-23. Oaths and affirmations  The Public Defender, the deputy public defender, the assistant deputy public defenders and investigators attached to the Office of the Public Defender shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in relation to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Office of the Public Defender. L.1968, c. 371, s. 2, eff. Dec. 27, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-24 - Juvenile delinquent or juvenile in need of supervision; legal representation

2A:158A-24. Juvenile delinquent or juvenile in need of supervision; legal representation  Except as hereinafter provided, 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 who is charged as a juvenile delinquent or as a juvenile in need of supervision and where in the opinion of the juvenile judge the prosecution of the complaint may result in the institutional commitment of such person. L.1968, c. 371, s. 3. Amended by L.1974, c. 33, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:158A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:158A-25 - Minors; eligibility for services

2A:158A-25. Minors; eligibility for services  Whenever a person formally charged with an indictable offense, or coming within this act, is under the age of 21 years, the question of eligibility for services shall be measured not only in terms of the financial circumstances of the individual, but also in terms of the financial circumstances of the individual's parents or legal guardians. The Office of the Public Defender shall be entitled to recover the cost of legal services from the parents or legal guardians of such persons to the same extent and in the same manner as is provided under P.L.1967, chapter 43, and shall have authority to require parents or legal guardians of such to execute and deliver such written requests or authorization as may be requisite under applicable law in order to provide the office with access to records of public or private sources, otherwise confidential, as may be of aid to it in evaluating eligibility. L.1968, c. 371, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-1 - Agreement on detainers; findings of party states; purpose

2A:159A-1. Agreement on detainers; findings of party states; purpose  The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting States solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party States find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints, and difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions, produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly, it is the policy of the party States and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints. The party States also find that proceedings with reference to such charges and detainers, when emanating from another jurisdiction, cannot properly be had in the absence of cooperative procedures. It is the further purpose of this agreement to provide such cooperative procedures. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. I), eff. April 18, 1958.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-2 - Definitions

2A:159A-2. Definitions  ARTICLE II As used in this agreement: (a) "State" shall mean a State of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (b) "Sending State" shall mean a State in which a prisoner is incarcerated at the time that he initiates a request for final disposition pursuant to Article III hereof or at the time that a request for custody or availability is initiated pursuant to Article IV hereof. (c) "Receiving State" shall mean the State in which trial is to be had on an indictment, information or complaint pursuant to Article III or Article IV hereof. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. II).
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-6 - Inability of prisoner to stand trial; tolling of time periods; inapplicability of agreement to mentally ill persons

2A:159A-6. Inability of prisoner to stand trial; tolling of time periods; inapplicability of agreement to mentally ill persons  ARTICLE VI (a) In determining the duration and expiration dates of the time periods provided in Articles III and IV of this agreement, the running of said time periods shall be tolled whenever and for as long as the prisoner is unable to stand trial, as determined by the court having jurisdiction of the matter. (b) No provision of this agreement, and no remedy made available by this agreement, shall apply to any person who is adjudged to be mentally ill. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. VI).
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-7 - Rules and regulations

2A:159A-7. Rules and regulations  ARTICLE VII Each State party to this agreement shall designate an officer who, acting jointly with like officers of other party States, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this agreement, and who shall provide, within and without the State, information necessary to the effective operation of this agreement. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. VII).
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-8 - Effective date of agreement; withdrawal of state; effect on status of proceedings

2A:159A-8. Effective date of agreement; withdrawal of state; effect on status of proceedings  ARTICLE VIII This agreement shall enter into full force and effect as to a party State when such State has enacted the same into law. A State party to this agreement may withdraw herefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. However, the withdrawal of any State shall not affect the status of any proceedings already initiated by inmates or by State officers at the time such withdrawal takes effect, nor shall it affect their rights in respect thereof. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. VIII).
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-9 - Liberal construction; severability of provisions

2A:159A-9. Liberal construction; severability of provisions  ARTICLE IX This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any party State or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the Constitution of any State party hereto, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining States and in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. IX).
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-10 - "Appropriate court," definition

2A:159A-10. "Appropriate court," definition  The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this State, mean any court with criminal jurisdiction. L.1958, c. 12, p. 42, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-11 - Enforcement of agreement; co-operation

2A:159A-11. Enforcement of agreement; co-operation  All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this State and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to co-operate with one another and with the other party States in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purposes. L.1958, c. 12, p. 42, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-12 - Delivery of prisoner

2A:159A-12. Delivery of prisoner  The warden or other official in charge of any penal or correctional institution in this State shall give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operation of the agreement on detainers. L.1958, c. 12, p. 42, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-13 - Escape from custody; offense; punishment

2A:159A-13. Escape from custody; offense; punishment  Escape from custody while in another State pursuant to the agreement on detainers shall constitute an offense against the laws of this State to the same extent and degree as an escape from the institution in which the prisoner was confined immediately prior to having been sent to another State pursuant to the provisions of the agreement on detainers and shall be punishable in the same manner as an escape from said institution. L.1958, c. 12, p. 42, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-14 - Central administrator and information officer; designation; powers; tenure

2A:159A-14. Central administrator and information officer; designation; powers; tenure  Pursuant to said agreement, the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to designate an officer or alternate who shall be the central administrator of and the information agent for the agreement on detainers and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party States, shall have power to formulate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the agreement, and shall serve subject to the pleasure of the Governor. L.1958, c. 12, p. 42, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:159A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:159A-15 - Transmittal of copies of act

2A:159A-15. Transmittal of copies of act  Duly authenticated copies of this act shall, upon its approval, be transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Governor of each State, the Attorney-General and the Administrator of the General Services Administration of the United States, and the Council of State Governments. L.1958, c. 12, p. 43, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-1 - Persons taken out of state to answer criminal charge; warrant of governor or waiver of extradition

2A:160-1. Persons taken out of state to answer criminal charge; warrant of governor or waiver of extradition  It shall be unlawful to take, or cause or procure to be taken, or aid or abet in taking any person from out of this state, for the purpose of answering any criminal charge that may have been preferred against such person in any other state, except in the manner prescribed in this chapter, unless such person consents to his removal from this state by waiving extradition in the manner provided by section 2A:160-30 of this title. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-2 - Expenses of returning fugitives from justice

2A:160-2. Expenses of returning fugitives from justice  2A:160-2. Whenever any person charged in this State with any crime shall flee from justice and be found in another state, territory or district, and the attorney general or the prosecutor for any county where such person is so charged shall recommend to the governor or person administering the government of this State that he demand the fugitive, so that he may be brought into this State for trial, and the fugitive shall, on the demand of the executive authority of this State, be delivered up for removal to this State, the expense of such removal, being first ascertained to the satisfaction of the prosecutor of the county where such person is so charged, and being approved by a judge of the Superior Court, shall be paid by the county treasurer out of the funds of such county.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.129.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-3 - Advance of money to prosecutor for expenses of extradition; statement filed and approved by court

2A:160-3. Advance of money to prosecutor for expenses of extradition; statement filed and approved by court  2A:160-3. The county treasurer of any county may advance to the prosecutor of the county, or to such person as the prosecutor shall designate, from the funds of such county appropriated, set aside and available for court expenses, money necessary to defray the expenses of the prosecutor or such person as he shall designate, to be used for the arrest, extradition and return from foreign jurisdictions of persons charged with violating the criminal laws of this State, and who are fugitives from justice. No such money shall be advanced by the county treasurer, except upon written order of the prosecutor with the approval of the Assignment Judge in such county indorsed thereon, and unless the prosecutor shall file with the county treasurer a statement of the purposes for which the money is to be used and an estimate, in reasonable detail, of the anticipated expenses.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.130.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-4 - Accounting of expenditures; excess returned

2A:160-4. Accounting of expenditures; excess returned  2A:160-4. Immediately after the person to whom the money has been advanced by the county treasurer, as provided by N.J.S.2A:160-3, shall have completed the duties for which such money was advanced, he shall file with the county treasurer an itemized statement or account of the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such duties, duly verified, certified to and approved under the hand of the prosecutor, and with the written approval of the Assignment Judge in such county. If the itemized statement or account so rendered and approved, as aforesaid, should exceed the sum of money so advanced to such person, the balance thereof shall be paid to such person by the county treasurer; and if the sum of money advanced to such person shall exceed the amount of his itemized statement or account of expenses, as the same shall be so certified and approved, such person shall forthwith return the excess money to the county treasurer.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.131.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-5 - Return of person extradited from and imprisoned in another state to such state in certain cases

2A:160-5. Return of person extradited from and imprisoned in another state to such state in certain cases  If any person charged with the crime of murder in this state is undergoing imprisonment in any other state, territory or district of the United States for a term less than imprisonment for life, and the governor of this state shall make demand for the return to this state of the person so charged, the governor may agree with the executive authority of such state, territory or district that, if the person so charged shall, on his trial in this state, be acquitted, or shall be convicted of the crime of manslaughter, or any degree of murder the punishment for which is less than death or imprisonment for life, such person shall be returned immediately to such other state, territory or district, at the expense of this state. The costs incident to the return of such person shall be borne by the county in which such person was tried for the crime of murder. This section shall be subject to the provisions of the constitution of the United States controlling, and the acts of congress enacted in pursuance thereof. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-6 - Definitions

2A:160-6. Definitions  As used in this article, the term "governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. The term "executive authority" includes the governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. The term "state" , referring to a state other than this state, includes any other state, territory or district, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-7 - Construction of article

2A:160-7. Construction of article  The provisions of this article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-8 - Effect of article as to waivers by and rights, powers and privileges of this state

2A:160-8. Effect of article as to waivers by and rights, powers and privileges of this state  Nothing in this article contained shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this state of its right, power or privilege to try such demanded person for crime committed within this state, or of its right, power or privilege to regain custody of such person by extradition proceedings or otherwise for the purpose of trial, sentence or punishment for any crime committed within this state, nor shall any proceedings had under this article which result in, or fail to result in, extradition be deemed a waiver by this state of any of its rights, privileges or jurisdiction in any way whatsoever. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:160-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:160-9 - Short title of article

2A:160-9. Short title of article  This article may be cited as the "uniform criminal extradition law" . L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.