Requires AG to defend challenges to certain municipal ordinances that establish residency requirements for convicted sex offenders.

This bill (A3823) requires New Jersey's Attorney General to create a model ordinance restricting where certain convicted sex offenders can live near schools or child-focused areas. Municipalities adopting this exact model ordinance would receive free legal defense from the Attorney General if challenged in court. The model must not violate constitutional travel rights or force offenders to relocate from their current homes. The bill aims to help cash-strapped towns defend existing residency rules without burdening them financially.