[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Washington (now Township of
Robbinsville) 12-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-43.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined
as follows:
A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor,
or an aggravated offense, sexually violent offense, or other relevant offenses
that involved a minor, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2, and who as a result
of said conviction is required to register with the proper authorities pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 et seq., "Registration and Notification of Release of Certain
Offenders."
The place where a convicted sex offender sleeps, which may include
more than one location, and may be mobile or transitory.
[Amended 12-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-44]
A.Â
No convicted sex offender shall be permitted to live
or establish residence within 2,500 feet of the property comprising of a public
or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, a child care facility, a park
or playground, or church and other places of worship in the Township.
B.Â
A convicted sex offender who resides within 2,500 feet
of a property comprising of a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary
school, a child-care facility, park or playground, or church and other places
of worship in the Township, commits a misdemeanor.
[Amended 12-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-44]
A.Â
The residency limitations set forth in § 200-2 shall not apply to any convicted sex offender who has established residence prior to enactment of this chapter.
B.Â
A convicted sex offender who establishes residence within
2,500 feet from a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, a child-care
facility, park, playground, or church and other places of worship after the
enactment of this chapter shall have 60 days from receipt of a written notice
from the Township to move from the residence. Failure to move shall be a violation
of this chapter.
[Amended 12-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-44]
Any individual, partnership, agency, corporation or nonprofit organization
that permits, allows, suffers or otherwise facilitates a convicted sex offender
to reside in or on a property within 2,500 feet from a public or nonpublic
elementary or secondary school, a child-care facility, park, playground, or
church and other places of worship shall be liable under this chapter.
[Amended 12-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-44]
A.Â
No convicted sex offender shall be present in or on any
Township park or park property which has been designated by the Township Council
as a park frequented by children, nor present in or on any school bus stop
within the Township, as designated by the Robbinsville Township Board of Education
from time to time, at such times when children are present.
B.Â
No convicted sex offender is permitted to knowingly loiter
on a public way within 500 feet from a school bus stop at such times when
children are present or from a Township park.
C.Â
If a police officer reasonably believes that a convicted
sex offender is at a school bus stop at such times when children are present
or in a Township park in violation of this chapter, the officer shall require
the convicted sex offender to provide his/her name, address, and telephone
number. If it is established that the convicted sex offender is on the New
Jersey Sex Offender Registry list, the officer shall notify the convicted
sex offender that he/she is in violation of this chapter.
A.Â
Any convicted sex offender found guilty of violating
any provision of this chapter, except as set forth below, shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $1,250; imprisonment of a term not to exceed 90 days
and/or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
