[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Totowa 11-29-1994 by Ord. No. 19-94 (Ch. 109 of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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, 2C:14-3, 2C:14-4 and 2C:24-4, where the victim of said crime was a person under the age of 18.
PERMANENT RESIDENT
Any person who resides within the Borough of Totowa for more than 30 days in any one year.
A. 
Any convicted offender who becomes a permanent resident of the Borough of Totowa shall, upon obtaining permanent residence status as defined in this chapter, register at the Totowa Borough 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 that 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 Totowa Borough Police Department.
The Chief of Police shall maintain a registry of convicted offenders containing the information required in § 325-2 of this chapter in alphabetical order by street name, which registry shall be deemed a public record, and shall be available at all times for inspection by any person. A copy of the registry shall also be forwarded by the Totowa Borough Chief of Police to the Totowa Board of Education and the Passaic Valley Board of Education.
[Added 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 24-2005]
A. 
No person over the age of 18 who has been convicted of a violation of any crime against a minor as listed 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, shall be permitted to reside or live within 2,500 feet of any school, park, playground, day-care center or Board of Education approved bus stop in the Borough.
B. 
A person who resides or lives within 2,500 feet of any school, park, playground, day-care center or Board of Education approved bus stop in the Borough shall have 60 days from receipt of written notice of the prohibition set forth herein to move. Failure to move to a location which is in compliance with this section within that time period shall constitute a violation of this section.
C. 
This section shall not apply to a person who has established a residence prior to September 1, 2005.
[Amended 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 24-2005; 3-28-2006 by Ord. No. 07-2006]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or a requirement of community service not to exceed 90 days. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on the day on which a violation occurs and each day the violation continues to occur.