City of Perth Amboy, NJ Chapter 366 Sex Offenders, Registration of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 10-4-1994 as Ord. No. 743-94. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 366-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply.

CONVICTED OFFENDER

Any person who has been convicted of a violation of the following statutes: N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3 and N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4, where the victim of said crime was a person under the age of eighteen (18).

PERMANENT RESIDENT

Any person who resides within the City of Perth Amboy for more than thirty (30) days in any one (1) year.

§ 366-2 Registration required.

A. Any convicted offender who becomes a permanent resident of the City of Perth Amboy shall, upon obtaining permanent residence status as defined in this chapter, register at the Perth Amboy Police Department. At the time of registration, the following information shall be supplied by the convicted offender:

(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 used.

(5) Nature of each and every offense committed.

(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.

B. Obligation to provide the information contained in Subsection A above shall be a continuing obligation, and any change in any of the information so supplied shall be immediately reported to the Perth Amboy Police Department.

§ 366-3 Maintenance of registry.

The Deputy Chief of Police shall maintain a registry of convicted offenders containing the information required in § 366-2 of this chapter in alphabetical order by street name, which registry shall be available at all times for inspection by any person. A copy of the registry shall also be forwarded by the Deputy Chief of Police to the Perth Amboy Board of Education.

§ 366-4 Violations and penalties.

Unless otherwise provided by law, statute or ordinance, any person charged with violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and be subject to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.

§ 366-5 Construal of provisions.

This chapter shall be liberally construed for the protection of health, safety and welfare of the people of this municipality.