[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Montague 12-11-07 as Ord. No. 2007-16. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A person over the age of 18 who has been convicted, adjudicated
delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of insanity for commission
of a sex offense as defined in N.J.S. 2C:7-2(b), and who in the course
of such legal action has been assessed as a Tier II (moderate risk
of re-offense) or Tier III (high risk of re-offense) offender who
are included in the New Jersey State Police Internet Registry as determined
by Court-ordered Level of Notification in accordance with N.J.S. 2C:7-8(c),
or whose assignment to a specific Tier is pending Court review if
in the course of such review the County Prosecutor is maintaining
that such person should be assessed as a Tier II (moderate risk of
re-offense) or Tier III (high risk of re-offense) offender to be included
in the New Jersey State Police Internet Registry.
The place where a person sleeps, which may include more than
one location, and may be transitory.
A.
No convicted sex offender may have residence within the Township
of Montague. This restriction shall not apply to the residence of
a convicted sex offender established prior to the enactment of this
chapter.
B.
Convicted sex offenders as defined herein shall comply with the provisions
of this chapter. Convicted sex offenders found to be residing in Montague
Township in violation of this chapter shall be issued a Notice of
Violation by any law enforcement official notwithstanding any additional
violation of N.J.S. 2C:7-2. Failure to comply with the Notice of Violation
by moving within 30 days shall result in the issuance by the Montague
Township Clerk or a Special Form of Summons and Complaint against
the noncompliant convicted sex offender. Each additional day spent
in violation of this law shall be considered a new and separate violation
of this law.
No convicted sex offender shall be present in, on, or within
100 feet of the lot lines of any school, library, public park, playground,
beach, recreational facility, or child care center within the Township
of Montague during operating hours or while children are present.
The provisions of all aspects of this law regulating convicted
sex offenders shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer, including
members of the Sussex County Sheriff's Department and the New
Jersey State Police.
Any convicted sex offender violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term of 90 days, or both, and each day in violation pursuant to Section 62-2B hereof.
