N.J. Stat. § 40:6A-3
Current through L. 2024, c. 87.
The county or municipal counsel shall have all the remedies and may take all the proceedings for the collection of moneys due the county or municipality for the costs incurred in the defense of an indigent 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 court necessary therefor. In any such proceeding or action, the costs paid by the county or municipality shall be presumed to represent the true and reasonable value of the services rendered to the defendant.
N.J.S. § 40:6A-3