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1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEITH DRAKE -- rank: 1000

... 132 N.J. at 578). Similarly, we held that in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(d), "the word 'and' must be equated to the conjunction ...

docket:	a1514-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-02-24
status:	published
citation:	444 N.J.Super. 265 132 A.3d 1270
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2 State of New Jersey in the Interest of C.K. -- rank: 961

... 2018 ALBIN, J., writing for the Court. Subsection (f) of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 subjects all sex offenders, including juveniles, to presumptive lifetime registration ... rehabilitated. In this case, the Court addresses the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g) as applied to juveniles. When C.K. was approximately ... on juvenile offenders.” 228 N.J. 238 (2016). HELD: N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g) is unconstitutional as applied to juveniles adjudicated delinquent as sex offenders. In the absence of subsection (g), N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) provides the original safeguard incorporated into Megan’s Law ... risk after a fifteen-year look- back period. 1 1. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g) is part of the registration and community notification provisions of Megan’s Law. The requirements imposed by N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g) are categorical. A juvenile, fourteen years or older, ...

docket:	a_15_16
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2018-04-24
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3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN FARKAS -- rank: 894

... a conviction for criminal sexual contact with a minor. See N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(a) and (b)(2). Defendant appeals from orders entered in ... that he comply with the requirements of Megan's Law, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(a) and (b)(2), 1 but the plea form does ... did not order defendant's compliance with Megan's 1 N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(a) provides in part that an individual convicted of a ... is a minor is defined as a 'sex offense' under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(2). A-4386-19 5 Law even though that ... conviction for fourth - degree criminal sexual contact with a minor. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(2). The judgment of conviction otherwise shows defendant was ... 9 contact only where the victim is a minor. See N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(2). He asserted a minor is an individual ...

docket:	a4386-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-17
status:	Unpublished
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4 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5671-13a2312-14a2313-14.opn.html -- rank: 874

... COURT HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE WORD 'OFFENSE' AS USED IN N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) IS TO BE [INTERPRETED] AS A 'SEX OFFENSE[.]' II ... ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE WORD 'OFFENSE' AS USED IN N.J.S.A. 2C:7- 2(f). IV. INTERPRETING THE WORD 'OFFENSE' TO INCLUDE NON-SEXUAL ... the bill that became law and added section g to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2. L. 2001, c. 392. A.D. bases his argument on ... address it for the sake of completeness. The Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 in 2002 to comply with the federal Jacob Wetterling Act ... offender, the committee statement accurately described the 'existing law'; before N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 was amended to add subsection g, a repeat sex offender ... that the Court's reference to the term offense in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 as 'sex offense' is dicta and the Supreme Court' ...

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5 In the Matter of Registrant H.D. -- rank: 861

... for the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers whether N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) (subsection (f)) permits the termination of sex offender registration ... time of offense, to register with local law enforcement agencies. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 is the statute that mandates registration and delineates the registration process and its exceptions. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b) enumerates the sex offenses that require registration, and N ... to pose a threat to the safety of others.” N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) (emphases added). (pp. 8-11) 2. Reading subsection (f) as part of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2, its language is unambiguous. It plainly refers to the conviction ... likely danger to the public would pass constitutional muster. And N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g) denies Megan’s Law registration relief to those ...

docket:	a-73-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	0000-00-00
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6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT B. WIGGINS -- rank: 854

... if they are 'similar to'6 an offense enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(2)). 6 See N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(3) ('For the purposes of this act a sex ...

docket:	a5138-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-05-16
status:	Unpublished
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7 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5077-15a5078-15a5146-15a5147-15a5160-15.opn.html -- rank: 847

... period of days shall be 'consecutive days.' See, e.g., N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(a)(2); N.J.S.A. 2C:46- 2(a ...

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8 State v. Carlos Bolvito -- rank: 834

... a person convicted of a sex offense, as defined in [ N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2], shall be assessed a penalty for each such offense not ... and treatment services to victims” of sex offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Victims of ... of one or more of the sexual offenses listed in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2. “[T]he Legislature’s choice of the word � ... penalty on a defendant convicted of an offense listed in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2. If N.J.S.A. 2C:14-10 applies by ... convicted of one or more of the offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2. All three of the offenses to which defendant pled guilty ... J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a) -- are enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 and therefore constitute predicate sexual offenses for purposes of ...

docket:	A-44-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-03-31
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citation:	217 N.J. 221 86 A.3d 131
Document Size:	79772

9 State v. Rene M. Rodriguez -- rank: 821

... J.S.A. 2A:4A-43(c)(1); see also N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(a)(2) (using the term in relation to school enrollment ...

docket:	a-80-17
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-05-21
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citation:	238 N.J. 105 207 A.3d 1269
Document Size:	43710

10 IMO Registrant R.H.: IMO Registrant T.L. -- rank: 821

... a correctional facility for any term of imprisonment imposed.” N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) (emphasis added). Another is that the person is � ... Based on the plain language the Legislature used in crafting N.J.S.A. 2C:7- 2(f), the requirement to remain offense-free for fifteen years ... ” The two concepts are distinct. (pp. 13-14) 2. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) has several components. As a threshold matter, it applies ... “following conviction or release from a correctional facility.” N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f). That language encompasses adults as well as some juveniles ... a threat to the safety of others” to obtain relief. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f); C.K., 233 N.J. at 77. Judges commonly ... to pose a threat to the safety of others.” N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f). (pp. 24-26) REVERSED and REMANDED to the ...

docket:	a_20_21_23
court:	supreme
decided:	2024-06-28
status:	Published
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11 IN THE MATTER OF REGISTRANT D.F.S. -- rank: 803

... repetitive, compulsive behavior is reflected throughout Megan's Law. 8 N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(1), which addresses the registration of sex offenders, states ... the offense. Further, offenders who are required to register under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(1) must "verify [their] address with the appropriate law ... days," whereas other convicted offenders must verify their addresses annually. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(e). Thus, the Legislature placed stricter registration requirements on offenders ... s past conduct. Nearly identical language to that used in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:7-8 ...

docket:	a0816-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-01
status:	published
citation:	446 N.J.Super. 203 141 A.3d 324
Document Size:	57525

12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. S.B -- rank: 796

... for the commission of a sex offense, as defined in [N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2], which involves a victim under [eighteen] years of age.' A ...

docket:	a1235-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-04-27
status:	Unpublished
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13 IN THE MATTER OF REGISTRANT R.H. -- rank: 796

... to terminate their Megan's Law 1 registration requirement under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f). On appeal, R.H. and T.L. assert N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) does not impose a fifteen-year offense-free requirement ... bifurcate the hearing for the judge to first determine whether N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) applied to juveniles. In a June 30, 2021 oral ... H. was subject to the fifteen-year waiting period under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f). In denying R.H.'s motion, the judge relied ... both statutes.' The judge found J.G. declined to apply N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) to 'juveniles adjudicated delinquent for sexual offenses committed whe ... plain reading of the statutory language, the judge concluded that N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) applied to R.H. because he was fifteen ...

docket:	a3543-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-05-03
status:	Published
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14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ALAN T. WALKER -- rank: 794

... d), by failing to re-verify his address pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(e), which is part of Megan's Law.1 After ... this case, the Neptune Police Department—on an annual basis. N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(e). Defendant dutifully complied each year between 2005 and 2016 ... charged defendant with failure to register as a sex offender, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(c). On the State's motion and without objection from ... of the indictment was amended to charge a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(e) (failure to verify address). Defendant was also charged with ... POINT I THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN CONCLUDING WALKER VIOLATED N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2[(e)] BY FAILING TO VERIFY HIS ADDRESS WITH LOCAL LAW ... 19 8 days' or 'annually' depending upon certain statutory criteria. N.J.S.A. 2C :7 - 2(e). No party disputes that defendant is subject to ...

docket:	a1026-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-21
status:	Unpublished
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15 State v. Habeeb Robinson -- rank: 787

... or (2) of this subsection; (4)� any crime enumerated under [ N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b)(2)] or crime involving human trafficking pursuant to [ N ...

docket:	A-40-16
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2017-05-10
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citation:	229 N.J. 44 160 A.3d 1
Document Size:	184263