{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-24-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:24-16","heading":"Collection of money due municipality","body":"16.  The municipal attorney in the name of the municipality may do all things necessary to collect any money due to the municipality by way of reimbursement for services rendered by a municipal public defender pursuant to this act.  The municipal attorney may enter into arrangements with any State or county agency to handle collections on a cost basis.  The municipal attorney shall have all the remedies and proceedings available for collection which are available for or upon the recovery of a judgment in a civil action and shall also be permitted to collect counsel fees and costs from the defendant for such collection action so that the same are not borne by the municipality.\nL.1997,c.256,s.16.","path":["TITLE 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fc496881a199db6b0f7aaa3fbd30f03985a5beab96d338d273be40007f2c00e4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-24-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-24-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}