Eliminate Municipal Public Defender Application Fees

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The message:

Everyone deserves access to an attorney when they are accused of a crime, but New Jersey law currently allows defendants to be charged up to $200 in fees to apply for a municipal public defender. These fees unfairly burden people who have a constitutional right to an attorney, especially people of color and people who are low-income.

It’s time to abolish these fees by passing A766/S1670 and ending application fees for municipal public defenders.

Financial barriers should not hinder someone’s access to legal representation. Send a message to New Jersey lawmakers and urge them to eliminate municipal public defender application fees by passing A766/S1670.

The recipients:

Your State Senator

Your State Representatives

Governor Mikie Sherrill

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin

Senate President Nick Scutari

Assemblywoman Ellen Park

Senator Brian Stack

Assemblyman Gary Schaer

Senator Andrew Zwicker

Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin

Senator Paul A. Sarlo