New Jersey § 2b:10-2

§ 2b:10-2.

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The current method of financing the State's judicial system has created undue hardship

for both the counties and the courts. b. The counties have had to balance the financial needs of the judicial system with

the need to provide essential county services and have been denied any oversight over

court operations. c. As a result of the differing funding bases among the counties, the courts have

varying levels of resources available in order to fulfill their responsibilities. d. Those differing bases and varying levels of available resources have significantly

hindered the development and implementation of a unified administrative system for

the courts. e. If the State were to assume the administrative costs of the judicial system, resources

would be provided on a more equitable basis and a central management system could

be established by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. f. Furthermore, significant property tax relief would be afforded to the citizens

of this State since the counties would no longer need to generate tax revenues currently

required to finance the judicial system. g. It is, therefore, altogether fitting and proper for the State to assume the cost

of the judicial system in order to unify the administrative system and to provide

property tax relief.