CHAPTER 91

 

An Act concerning military members and supplementing Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

C.38A:3-46b  Pro bono legal representation, active-duty members, United States Armed Forces, Reserve component.

      1.   The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall provide information to active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces and a Reserve component thereof, including the National Guard, and veterans of the military about available programs and organizations that provide pro bono legal representation to active-duty members and veterans in various areas of civil law including, but not limited to, family law, estate planning, employment law, immigration law, debtor-creditor law and military administrative law.  The Department shall make this information, which shall include a list of participating pro bono legal service providers, including law firms or attorneys, available on its website.

 

     2.   This act shall take effect immediately.

 

     Approved July 3, 2023.