ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1710

with Assembly committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 3, 1950

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1710, with committee amendments.

      Assembly Bill No. 1710, as amended, increases several civil court filing fees in order to provide an annual appropriation to Legal Services of New Jersey. This agency presently provides legal services to the poor in civil matters under contract with the Department of Community Affairs.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      Among the fees increased is the filing fee for instituting an action in the Law Division of Superior Court which would be increased from $135.00 to $160.00. According to the introductory statement to the bill, it is anticipated that this increase would raise approximately $8 million annually. The funds are needed to offset an anticipated loss in federal funds by Legal Services of New Jersey.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:      

      The amendments to the bill are technical in nature and remove language outdated in 1995.