2A:158A-25 - Minors; eligibility for services - New Jersey Statutes

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.