Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:7-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:7-4: Relief in Subsequent Courts, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Relief in Subsequent Courts
Except as provided in R. 2:7-2(b), with respect to the assignment of counsel, a person who has been granted relief as an indigent by any court shall be granted relief as an indigent in all subsequent proceedings resulting from the same indictment, accusation or criminal or civil complaint in any court without making application therefor upon filing with the court in the subsequent proceeding a copy of the order granting such relief or a sworn statement to the effect that such relief was previously granted and stating the court and proceeding in which it was granted. The filing of such order or statement shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that there has been no substantial change in the petitioner's financial circumstances since the date of the entry of the order granting such relief.
Note: Amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004; amended July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014; amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 2:7-4 "Relief in Subsequent Courts" {
Except as provided in R. 2:7-2(b), with respect to the assignment of counsel, a person who has been granted relief as an indigent by any court shall be granted relief as an indigent in all subsequent proceedings resulting from the same indictment, accusation or criminal or civil complaint in any court without making application therefor upon filing with the court in the subsequent proceeding a copy of the order granting such relief or a sworn statement to the effect that such relief was previously granted and stating the court and proceeding in which it was granted. The filing of such order or statement shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that there has been no substantial change in the petitioner's financial circumstances since the date of the entry of the order granting such relief.
Note: Amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004; amended July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014; amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022.
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referenced_by: 2:7-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:7-3 · R. 2:7-5 → · chapter 2:7 · all rules
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