Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:20A-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:20A-5: Records; Confidentiality; Immunity, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Records; Confidentiality; Immunity
Each Fee Committee shall maintain such records and file such reports as shall be required by the Director. Except as may be otherwise necessary for compliance with these rules or to take ancillary legal action in respect thereof, all records, documents, files, hearings, transcripts or recordings of hearings, if any, and proceedings made and conducted in accordance with these rules shall be confidential. They shall not be disclosed to or attended by anyone unless (1) the Board so directs following written application to the Board with notice to the Director and the attorney whose fee was questioned; or (2) on order of the Supreme Court. Fee Committee members, secretaries and their lawfully appointed designees and staff shall be entitled to the immunity as provided by Rule 1:20-7(e).
Note: Adopted February 23, 1978 to be effective April 1, 1978; amended January 31, 1984 to be effective February 15, 1984; caption and text amended January 31, 1995 to be effective March 1, 1995.
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rule 1:20A-5 "Records; Confidentiality; Immunity" {
Each Fee Committee shall maintain such records and file such reports as shall be required by the Director. Except as may be otherwise necessary for compliance with these rules or to take ancillary legal action in respect thereof, all records, documents, files, hearings, transcripts or recordings of hearings, if any, and proceedings made and conducted in accordance with these rules shall be confidential. They shall not be disclosed to or attended by anyone unless (1) the Board so directs following written application to the Board with notice to the Director and the attorney whose fee was questioned; or (2) on order of the Supreme Court. Fee Committee members, secretaries and their lawfully appointed designees and staff shall be entitled to the immunity as provided by Rule 1:20-7(e).
Note: Adopted February 23, 1978 to be effective April 1, 1978; amended January 31, 1984 to be effective February 15, 1984; caption and text amended January 31, 1995 to be effective March 1, 1995.
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referenced_by: 1:38-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02
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