Right to counsel
New Jersey
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Legislation
, Sterilization
Patients have a right to counsel at any proceeding relating to subjecting a patient to sterilization. N. J. Stat. Ann. § 30:4-24.2(d)(2). The statute adds that if a patient cannot afford counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney not less than 10 days before the hearing, and the appointed attorney shall be entitled to a reasonable fee to be determined by the court and paid by the county from which the patient was admitted.
Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
