[HISTORY: Adopted by the Essex County Board
of Chosen Freeholders (now Board of County Commissioners) 11-9-1994 by Ord. No. O-1994-00026. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of the following
New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2 (sexual assault), N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3
(criminal sexual contact), and N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4 (lewdness), wherein
the victim of said offense was a person under the age of 18 years.
Any person who resides within the County of Essex for more
than 30 days in any one year.
A.
Any convicted offender who becomes a permanent resident
of the County of Essex shall, upon obtaining permanent resident status
as defined in this chapter, register with the Department of the County
Police. See also statutory requirements under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 et seq.
(Megan's Law). At the time of registration, the convicted offender
shall supply the following information to the Department of the Essex
County Police:
[Amended 9-7-2011 by Ord.
No. O-2011-00011]
(1)
Name and social security number.
(2)
Street address.
(3)
Driver's license number.
(4)
Make, model and license plate number of any motor
vehicle owned or regularly operated.
(5)
Nature of each and every offense of which convicted.
(6)
Date of each offense and date of each conviction.
(7)
Date of release from custody.
(8)
Prosecuting agency for each offense.
(9)
Age of victim for each offense.
The Department of Essex County Police shall
maintain a registry of convicted offenders who are required to register
with the Department of Essex County Police in accordance with this
chapter. Such registry shall contain the names of all registered convicted
offenders in alphabetical order and by street address, with streets
listed in alphabetical order. The registry shall be available at all
times for inspection by any person. A copy of the registry, along
with amendments which may be from time to time made, shall be forwarded
by the Department of County Police to the Chief of Police of each
municipality within the County of Essex.
[Amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. O-2006-00016]
Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, by the penalties provided for in § 1-1 of this Code.
This chapter shall be liberally construed for
the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people of
the County of Essex.
