[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council)
of the Township of Jackson 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 24-94 (Ch. 49 of the 1972
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Background checks — See Ch. 107.
As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of the following
statutes: N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3 and N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4,
where the victim of said crime was a person under the age of 18.
Any person who resides within the Township of Jackson for
more than 30 days in any one year.
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Any convicted offender who becomes a permanent resident of the Township
of Jackson shall, upon obtaining permanent residence status as defined
in this chapter, register at the Jackson Township Police Department.
At the time of registration, the following information shall be supplied
by the convicted offender:
(1)Â
Name and social security number.
(2)Â
Street address.
(3)Â
Driver's license number.
(4)Â
Make, model and license plate number of any motor vehicle owned or
used.
(5)Â
Nature of each and every offense committed.
(6)Â
Date of each offense and date of each conviction.
(7)Â
Date of release from custody.
(8)Â
Prosecuting agency for each offense.
(9)Â
Age of victim for each offense.
The Director of Public Safety shall maintain a registry of convicted offenders containing the information required in § 166-2 of this chapter in alphabetical order by street name, which registry shall be available at all times for inspection by any person. A copy of the registry shall also be forwarded by the Jackson Township Director of Public Safety.
Unless otherwise provided by law, statute or ordinance, any
person charged with violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not less than $100 nor
more than $1,000 and be subject to imprisonment for any term not exceeding
90 days, or both.
This chapter shall be liberally construed for the protection
of the health, safety and welfare of the people of this municipality.