S 1246 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Prohibits sex offenders from holding any job, position, or type of employment that primarily consists of contact with children.

S 1246 prohibits sex offenders assessed as moderate or high risk of re-offense (per New Jersey's Megan's Law) from working in any job where 80% or more of duties involve contact with children. This applies to positions like teachers, coaches, or childcare workers, with a specific exemption for offenders under 18 working in rehabilitative programs for juvenile sex offenders. Violating the law would be a third-degree crime, punishable by up to 5 years in prison or a $15,000 fine. The bill aims to restrict employment access for high-risk offenders in child-contact roles, as defined by the statute.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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