MEGAN'S LAW
The Megan's Law sex offender registration and community notification
provisions were signed into law on October 31, 1994 (chapters 128
and 133 of Public Laws of 1994). These provisions are set forth
in New Jersey law at N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 through 2C:7-11. The law establishing
the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry was signed on July
23, 2001 (chapter 167 of Public Laws of 2001). The provisions of
the Internet registry law are set forth in New
Jersey law at N.J.S.A. 2C:7-12 through 2C:7-19. The provisions of
both laws are reproduced in their entirety below:
2C:7-1. Legislative findings and declaration
The Legislature finds and declares:
a. The danger of recidivism posed by sex offenders and offenders
who commit other predatory acts against children, and the dangers
posed by persons who prey on others as a result of mental illness,
require a system of registration that will permit law enforcement
officials to identify and alert the public when necessary for the
public safety.
b. A system of registration of sex offenders and offenders who
commit other predatory acts against children will provide law enforcement
with additional information critical to preventing and promptly
resolving incidents involving sexual abuse and missing persons.
2C:7-2. Registration of sex offenders; definitions
a. A person who has been convicted, adjudicated delinquent or
found not guilty by reason of insanity for commission of a sex offense
as defined in subsection b. of this section shall register as provided
in subsections c. and d. of this section. A person who fails to
register as required under this act shall be guilty of a crime of
the fourth degree.
b. For the purposes of this act a sex offense shall include the
following:
(1) Aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal
sexual contact, kidnapping pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection
c. of N.J.S.2C:13-1 or an attempt to commit any of these crimes
if the court found that the offender's conduct was characterized
by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior, regardless of the
date of the commission of the offense or the date of conviction;
(2) A conviction, adjudication of delinquency, or acquittal by
reason of insanity for aggravated sexual assault; sexual assault;
aggravated criminal sexual contact; kidnapping pursuant to paragraph
(2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:13-1; endangering the welfare of
a child by engaging in sexual conduct which would impair or debauch
the morals of the child pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:24-4;
endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to paragraph (4) of
subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:24-4; luring or enticing pursuant to section
1 of P.L.1993, c. 291 (C.2C:13-6); criminal sexual contact pursuant
to N.J.S.2C:14-3b. if the victim is a minor; kidnapping pursuant
to N.J.S.2C:13-1, criminal restraint pursuant to N.J.S.2C:13-2,
or false imprisonment pursuant to N.J.S.2C:13-3 if the victim is
a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim; knowingly
promoting prostitution of a child pursuant to paragraph (3) or paragraph
(4) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:34-1; or an attempt to commit any
of these enumerated offenses if the conviction, adjudication of
delinquency or acquittal by reason of insanity is entered on or
after the effective date of this act or the offender is serving
a sentence of incarceration, probation, parole or other form of
community supervision as a result of the offense or is confined
following acquittal by reason of insanity or as a result of civil
commitment on the effective date of this act;
(3) A conviction, adjudication of delinquency or acquittal by
reason of insanity for an offense similar to any offense enumerated
in paragraph (2) or a sentence on the basis of criteria similar
to the criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection entered
or imposed under the laws of the United States, this State or another
state.
c. A person required to register under the provisions of this
act shall do so on forms to be provided by the designated registering
agency as follows:
(1) A person who is required to register and who is under supervision
in the community on probation, parole, furlough, work release, or
a similar program, shall register at the time the person is placed
under supervision or no later than 120 days after the effective
date of this act, whichever is later, in accordance with procedures
established by the Department of Corrections, the Department of
Human Services, the Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1995, c. 284 (C.52:17B-170) or the Administrative
Office of the Courts, whichever is responsible for supervision;
(2) A person confined in a correctional or juvenile facility or
involuntarily committed who is required to register shall register
prior to release in accordance with procedures established by the
Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services or the
Juvenile Justice Commission;
(3) A person moving to or returning to this State from another
jurisdiction shall register with the chief law enforcement officer
of the municipality in which the person will reside or, if the municipality
does not have a local police force, the Superintendent of State
Police within 120 days of the effective date of this act or 70 days
of first residing in or returning to a municipality in this State,
whichever is later;
(4) A person required to register on the basis of a conviction
prior to the effective date who is not confined or under supervision
on the effective date of this act shall register within 120 days
of the effective date of this act with the chief law enforcement
officer of the municipality in which the person will reside or,
if the municipality does not have a local police force, the Superintendent
of State Police.
d. Upon a change of address, a person shall notify the law enforcement
agency with which the person is registered and must re-register
with the appropriate law enforcement agency no less than 10 days
before he intends to first reside at his new address.
e. A person required to register under paragraph (1) of subsection
b. of this section or under paragraph (3) of subsection b. due to
a sentence imposed on the basis of criteria similar to the criteria
set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection b. shall verify his address
with the appropriate law enforcement agency every 90 days in a manner
prescribed by the Attorney General. A person required to register
under paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section or under paragraph
(3) of subsection b. on the basis of a conviction for an offense
similar to an offense enumerated in paragraph (2) of subsection
b. shall verify his address annually in a manner prescribed by the
Attorney General. One year after the effective date of this act,
the Attorney General shall review, evaluate and, if warranted, modify
pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410
(C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the verification requirement.
f. Except as provided in subsection g. of this section, a person
required to register under this act may make application to the
Superior Court of this State to terminate the obligation upon proof
that the person has not committed an offense within 15 years following
conviction or release from a correctional facility for any term
of imprisonment imposed, whichever is later, and is not likely to
pose a threat to the safety of others.
g. A person required to register under this section who has been
convicted of, adjudicated delinquent, or acquitted by reason of
insanity for more than one sex offense as defined in subsection
b. of this section or who has been convicted of, adjudicated delinquent,
or acquitted by reason of insanity for aggravated sexual assault
pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2 or sexual assault pursuant
to paragraph (1) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:14-2 is not eligible
under subsection f. of this section to make application to the Superior
Court of this State to terminate the registration obligation.
2C:7-3. Notice of obligation to register as sex offender
Notice of the obligation to register shall be provided as follows:
(1) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment
following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the defendant
of the obligation to register pursuant to section 2 of this act.
(2) The Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of
the Courts, the Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1995, c. 284 (C. 52:17B-170) and the Department
of Human Services shall (a) establish procedures for notifying persons
under their supervision of the obligation to register pursuant to
this act and (b) establish procedures for registration by persons
with the appropriate law enforcement agency who are under supervision
in the community on probation, parole, furlough, work release or
similar program outside the facility, and registration with the
appropriate law enforcement agency of persons who are released from
the facility in which they are confined without supervision.
(3) The Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and
Public Safety shall provide notice of the obligation to register
pursuant to this section in connection with each application for
a license to operate a motor vehicle and each application for an
identification card issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1980, c.
47 (C. 39:3-29.3).
(4) The Attorney General shall cause notice of the obligation
to register to be published in a manner reasonably calculated to
reach the general public within 30 days of the effective date of
this act.
2C:7-4. Registration forms; contents; transmission of
form
a. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the Superintendent
of State Police, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall
prepare the form of registration statement as required in subsection
b. of this section and shall provide such forms to each organized
full-time municipal police department, the Department of Corrections,
the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Human
Services. In addition, the Superintendent of State Police shall
make such forms available to the Juvenile Justice Commission established
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c. 284 (C. 52:17B-170).
b. The form of registration required by this act shall include:
(1) A statement in writing signed by the person required to register
acknowledging that the person has been advised of the duty to register
and reregister imposed by this act and including the person's name,
social security number, age, race, sex, date of birth, height, weight,
hair and eye color, address of legal residence, address of any current
temporary residence, date and place of employment;
(2) Date and place of each conviction, adjudication or acquittal
by reason of insanity, indictment number, fingerprints, and a brief
description of the crime or crimes for which registration is required;
and
(3) Any other information that the Attorney General deems necessary
to assess risk of future commission of a crime, including criminal
and corrections records, nonprivileged personnel, treatment, and
abuse registry records, and evidentiary genetic markers when available.
c. Within three days of receipt of a registration pursuant to
subsection c. of section 2 of this act, the registering agency shall
forward the statement and any other required information to the
prosecutor who shall, as soon as practicable, transmit the form
of registration to the Superintendent of State Police, and, if the
registrant will reside in a different county, to the prosecutor
of the county in which the person will reside. The prosecutor of
the county in which the person will reside shall transmit the form
of registration to the law enforcement agency responsible for the
municipality in which the person will reside and other appropriate
law enforcement agencies. The superintendent shall promptly transmit
the conviction data and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
d. The Superintendent of State Police shall maintain a central
registry of registrations provided pursuant to this act.
2C:7-5. Records; access; immunity
a. Records maintained pursuant to this act shall be open to any
law enforcement agency in this State, the United States or any other
state. Law enforcement agencies in this State shall be authorized
to release relevant and necessary information regarding sex offenders
to the public when the release of the information is necessary for
public protection in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1994,
c. 128 (C. 2C:7-6 et seq.).
b. An elected public official, public employee, or public agency
is immune from civil liability for damages for any discretionary
decision to release relevant and necessary information, unless it
is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross
negligence or in bad faith. The immunity provided under this section
applies to the release of relevant information to other employees
or officials or to the general public.
c. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to impose any liability
upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any public official,
public employee, or public agency for failing to release information
as authorized in subsection d. of this section.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent law enforcement
officers from notifying members of the public exposed to danger
of any persons that pose a danger under circumstances that are not
enumerated in this act.
2C:7-6. Notification of community of intent of sex offender
released from correctional facility or adjudicated delinquent to
reside in municipality
Within 45 days after receiving notification pursuant to section
1 of P.L.1994, c. 135 (C. 30:4-123.53a) that an inmate convicted
of or adjudicated delinquent for a sex offense as defined in section
2 of P.L.1994 c. 133 (C. 2C:7-2) is to be released from incarceration
and after receipt of registration as required therein, the chief
law enforcement officer of the municipality where the inmate intends
to reside shall provide notification in accordance with the provisions
of section 3 of this act of that inmate's release to the community.
If the municipality does not have a police
force, the Superintendent of State Police shall provide notification.
2C:7-7. Chief law enforcement officer to provide notification
to community
After receipt of notification and registration pursuant to P.L.1994,
c. 133 (C. 2C:7-1 et seq.) that a person required to register pursuant
to that act intends to change his address, the chief law enforcement
officer of the municipality to which the person is relocating shall
provide notification of that relocation to the community pursuant
to section 3 of this act. If the municipality does not have a police
force, the Superintendent of State Police shall provide notification.
2C:7-8. Notification guidelines; identification of factors
relevant to risk of re-offense
a. After consultation with members of the advisory council established
pursuant to section 6 of this act and within 60 days of the effective
date, the Attorney General shall promulgate guidelines and procedures
for the notification required pursuant to the provisions of this
act. The guidelines shall identify factors relevant to risk of re-offense
and shall provide for three levels of notification depending upon
the degree of the risk of re- offense.
b. Factors relevant to risk of re-offense shall include, but not
be limited
to, the following:
(1) Conditions of release that minimize risk of re-offense, including
but not limited to whether the offender is under supervision of
probation or parole; receiving counseling, therapy or treatment;
or residing in a home situation that provides guidance and supervision;
(2) Physical conditions that minimize risk of re-offense, including
but not limited to advanced age or debilitating illness;
(3) Criminal history factors indicative of high risk of re-offense,
including:
(a) Whether the offender's conduct was found to be characterized
by repetitive and compulsive behavior;
(b) Whether the offender served the maximum term;
(c) Whether the offender committed the sex offense against a child;
(4) Other criminal history factors to be considered in determining
risk, including:
(a) The relationship between the offender and the victim;
(b) Whether the offense involved the use of a weapon, violence,
or infliction of serious bodily injury;
(c) The number, date and nature of prior offenses;
(5) Whether psychological or psychiatric profiles indicate a risk
of recidivism;
(6) The offender's response to treatment;
(7) Recent behavior, including behavior while confined or while
under supervision in the community as well as behavior in the community
following service of sentence; and
(8) Recent threats against persons or expressions of intent to
commit additional crimes.
c. The regulations shall provide for three levels of notification
depending upon the risk of re-offense by the offender as follows:
(1) If risk of re-offense is low, law enforcement agencies likely
to encounter the person registered shall be notified;
(2) If risk of re-offense is moderate, organizations in the community
including schools, religious and youth organizations shall be notified
in accordance with the Attorney General's guidelines, in addition
to the notice required by paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(3) If risk of re-offense is high, the public shall be notified
through means in accordance with the Attorney General's guidelines
designed to reach members of the public likely to encounter the
person registered, in addition to the notice required by paragraphs
(1) and (2) of this subsection.
d. In order to promote uniform application of the notification
guidelines required by this section, the Attorney General shall
develop procedures for
evaluation of the risk of re-offense and implementation of community
notification. These procedures shall require, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) The county prosecutor of the county where the person was convicted
and the county prosecutor of the county where the registered person
will reside, together with any law enforcement officials that either
deems appropriate, shall assess the risk of re-offense by the registered
person;
(2) The county prosecutor of the county in which the registered
person will reside, after consultation with local law enforcement
officials, shall determine the means of providing notification.
e. The Attorney General's guidelines shall provide for the manner
in which records of notification provided pursuant to this act shall
be maintained and disclosed.
2C:7-9. Immunity from civil and criminal liability for
providing or failing to provide relevant information
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to
the procedures set forth in this act shall not be liable in any
civil or criminal action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant
any such immunity to any person for his willful or wanton act of
commission or omission.
2C:7-10. Notification concerning other dangerous circumstances
unaffected
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent law enforcement
officers from providing community notification concerning any person
who poses a danger under circumstances that are not provided for
in this act.
2C:7-11. Notification advisory council established; qualifications
of members
A notification advisory council is established to consult with
and provide recommendations to the Attorney General concerning the
guidelines to be promulgated pursuant to section 3 of this act.
The council shall consist of 12 persons who, by experience or training,
have a personal interest or professional expertise in law enforcement,
crime prevention, victim advocacy, criminology, psychology, parole,
public education or community relations. The members of the council
shall be appointed in the following manner: four shall be appointed
by the Governor, of whom no more than two shall be of the same political
party; four shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, of
whom no more than two shall be of the same political party; and
four shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly,
of whom no more than two shall be of the same political party. Any
vacancies occurring in the membership shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments.
One year after the effective date of this act, the Attorney General
and the council shall conduct a comprehensive review of the guidelines
to determine whether any changes or revisions should be promulgated.
Upon completion of that review and the submission of any recommendations
thereon, the council shall expire.
2C:7-12. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds and declares that the public safety will
be enhanced by making information about certain sex offenders contained
in the sex offender central registry established pursuant to section
4 of P.L.1994, c. 133 (C.2C:7-4) available to the public through
the Internet. Knowledge of whether a person is a convicted sex offender
at risk of re-offense could be a significant factor in protecting
oneself and one's family members, or those in care of a group or
community organization, from recidivist acts by the offender. The
technology afforded by the Internet would make this information
readily accessible to parents and private entities, enabling them
to undertake appropriate remedial precautions to prevent or avoid
placing potential victims at risk. Public access to registry information
is intended solely for the protection of the public, and is not
intended to impose additional criminal punishment upon any convicted
sex offender.
The Legislature further finds and declares that, in some instances,
countervailing interests support a legislative determination to
exclude from the Internet registry the registration information
of certain sex offenders. For example, the interest in facilitating
rehabilitation of juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent
for the commission of one sex offense, but who do not present a
relatively high risk of re-offense, justifies the decision to limit
public access to information about such juveniles through the Internet.
Other instances where the Legislature has determined that making
sex offender registry information available to the general public
through the Internet would not necessarily serve the public safety
purposes of the law include moderate risk offenders whose sole sex
offense involved incest or consensual sex. However, in such cases,
the legislature deems it appropriate and consistent with the public
safety purposes of the law to provide a process that permits inclusion
of information about these individuals in the Internet registry
where public access would be warranted, based on the relative risk
posed by the particular offender.
2C:7-13. Information in central registry to be made available
on the Internet
a. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Superintendent
of State Police shall develop and maintain a system for making certain
information in the central registry established pursuant to subsection
d. of section 4 of P.L.1994, c. 133 (C.2C:7-4) publicly available
by means of electronic Internet technology.
b. The public may, without limitation, obtain access to the Internet
registry to view an individual registration record, any part of,
or the entire Internet registry concerning all offenders whose risk
of re-offense is high or for whom
the court has ordered notification in accordance with paragraph
(3) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c. 128 (C.2C:7-8),
regardless of the age of the offender.
c. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, the public
may, without limitation, obtain access to the Internet registry
to view an individual registration record, any part of, or the entire
Internet registry concerning offenders whose risk of re-offense
is moderate and for whom the court has ordered notification in accordance
with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c.
128 (C.2C:7-8).
d. The individual registration record of an offender whose risk
of re-offense has been determined to be moderate and for whom the
court has ordered notification in accordance with paragraph (2)
of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c. 128 (C.2C:7-8) shall
not be made available to the public on the Internet registry if
the sole sex offense committed by the offender which renders him
subject to the requirements of P.L.1994, c. 133 (C.2C:7-1 et seq.)
is one of the following:
(1) An adjudication of delinquency for any sex offense as defined
in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c. 133 (C.2C:7-2);
(2) A conviction or acquittal by reason of insanity for a violation
of N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 under circumstances in which the
offender
was related to the victim by blood or affinity to the third degree
or was a foster parent, a guardian, or stood in loco parentis within
the household; or
(3) A conviction or acquittal by reason of insanity for a violation
of N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 in any case in which the victim
assented to the commission of the offense but by reason of age was
not capable of giving lawful consent.
e. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph d. of this subsection,
the individual registration record of an offender to whom an exception
enumerated in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection d. of this
section applies shall be made available to the public on the Internet
registry if the State establishes by clear and convincing evidence
that, given the particular facts and circumstances of the offense
and the characteristics and propensities of the offender, the risk
to the general public posed by the offender is substantially similar
to that posed by offenders whose risk of re-offense is moderate
and who do not qualify under the enumerated exceptions.
f. The individual registration records of offenders whose risk
of re-offense is low or of offenders whose risk of re-offense is
moderate but for whom the court has not ordered notification in
accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994,
c. 128 (C.2C:7-8) shall not be available to the public on the Internet
registry.
g. The information concerning a registered offender to be made
publicly available on the Internet shall include: the offender's
name and any aliases the offender has used or under which the offender
may be or may have been known; any sex offense as defined in subsection
b. of section 2 of P.L. 1994, c. 133 (C.2C:7-2) for which the offender
was convicted, adjudicated delinquent or acquitted by reason of
insanity, as the case may be; the date and location of disposition;
a brief description of any such offense, including the victim's
gender and indication of whether the victim was less than 18 years
old or less than 13 years old; a general description of the offender's
modus operandi, if any; the determination of whether the risk of
re-offense by the offender is moderate or high; the offender's age,
race, sex, date of birth, height, weight, hair, eye color and any
distinguishing scars or tattoos; a photograph of the offender and
the date on which the photograph was entered into the registry;
the make, model, color, year and license plate number of any vehicle
operated by the offender; and the street address, zip code, municipality
and county in which the offender resides.
2C:7-14. Duties of the Attorney General
The Attorney General shall:
a. Ensure that the Internet registry contains warnings that any
person who uses the information contained therein to threaten, intimidate
or harass another, or who otherwise misuses that information may
be criminally prosecuted;
b. Ensure that the Internet registry contains an explanation of
its limitations, including statements advising that a positive identification
of an offender whose registration record has been made available
may be confirmed only by fingerprints; that some information contained
in the registry may be outdated or inaccurate; and that the Internet
registry is not a comprehensive listing of every person who has
ever committed a sex offense in New Jersey;
c. Strive to ensure the information contained in the Internet
registry is accurate, and that the data therein is revised and updated
as appropriate in a timely and efficient manner; and
d. Provide in the Internet registry information designed to inform
and educate the public about sex offenders and the operation of
Megan's Law, as well as pertinent and appropriate information concerning
crime prevention and personal safety, with appropriate links to
relevant web sites operated by the State of New Jersey.
2C:7-15. Failure to investigate or disclose any information
from the registry
No action shall be brought against any person for failure to investigate
or disclose any information from the registry that is compiled or
made available to the citizens of this State pursuant to P.L.2001,
c. 167 (C.2C:7-12 et seq.).
2C:7-16. Use of disclosed information
a. Any information disclosed pursuant to this act may be used
in any manner by any person or by any public, governmental or private
entity, organization or official, or any agent thereof, for any
lawful purpose consistent with the enhancement of public safety.
b. Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to this
act to commit a crime shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.
Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to this act to
commit a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense
shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall be fined
not less than $500 or more than $1,000, in addition to any other
penalty or fine imposed.
c. Except as authorized under any other provision of law, use
of any of the information disclosed pursuant to this act for the
purpose of applying for, obtaining, or denying any of the following,
is prohibited:
(1) Health insurance;
(2) Insurance;
(3) Loans;
(4) Credit;
(5) Education, scholarships, or fellowships;
(6) Benefits, privileges, or services provided by any business
establishment, unless for a purpose consistent with the enhancement
of public safety; or
(7) Housing or accommodations.
d. Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that any person
or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of misuse
of the information disclosed pursuant to this act, the Attorney
General, or any county or municipal prosecutor having jurisdiction,
or any person aggrieved by the misuse of that information is authorized
to bring a civil action in the appropriate court requesting preventive
relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction,
restraining order, or other order against the person or group of
persons responsible for the pattern or practice of misuse. The foregoing
remedies shall be independent of and in addition to any other remedies
or procedures that may be available under other provisions of law.
e. Evidence that a person obtained information about an offender
from the Internet registry within one year prior to committing a
criminal offense against that offender shall give rise to an inference
that the person used information in violation of subsection b. of
this section.
2C:7-17. Provisions are severable
The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, word or provision of this act is
declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative in whole
or in part, or the applicability thereof to any person is held invalid,
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this act
shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative
and, to the extent it is not declared unconstitutional, invalid
or inoperative, shall be effectuated and enforced.
2C:7-18. Internet Registry Advisory Council
An Internet Registry Advisory Council is established to consult
with and provide recommendations to the Attorney General concerning
the making of sex offender registration records available to the
public on the Internet. The council shall consist of nine persons
who, by experience or training, have a personal interest or professional
expertise in law enforcement, crime prevention, victim advocacy,
criminology, psychology, parole, public education or community relations.
The members of the council shall be appointed in the following manner:
three shall be appointed by the Governor, of whom no more than two
shall be of the same political party; three shall be appointed by
the President of the Senate, of whom no more than two shall be of
the same political party; and three shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the General Assembly, of whom no more than two shall be of the
same political party. Any vacancies occurring in the membership
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
The council shall hold at least two meetings per year to review
the implementation and operations of the Internet registry.
2C:7-19. Short title
This act and the system of registration and community notification
provided pursuant to P. L.1994, c. 133 and P.L.1994, c. 128 (C.2C:7-1
through 11) shall be known and may be cited as "Megan's Law." |