Public Defender to Provide Services; Preparation of Petition

Public Defender to Provide Services; Preparation of Petition. Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 CMC § 2203(b), the Public Defender shall render legal assistance regarding the filing of petitions pursuant to this special war claim probate procedure. Further, the Public Defender shall prepare a petition form, to be approved by the Chief Judge of the Commonwealth Trial Court, to be used by those taking advantage of this special war claim probate procedure. Source: PL 6-9, § 7. Commission Comment: Section 4 of PL 6-25, the “Commonwealth Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989,” provides that “[w]herever the term ‘Commonwealth Trial Court’ appears in the Commonwealth Code, it is henceforth to be interpreted and understood to refer to the Commonwealth Superior Court.” The Commission inserted a semicolon in place of a dash in the heading of this section to conform the heading to the style used elsewhere in the Code. According to PL 3-90, § 7(a) (reprinted in the preface material, prior to title 1), “section headings . . . do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this Code.”