[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Maple Shade 11-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
For the purpose 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.
The place where a convicted sex offender sleeps, which may
include more than one location and may be mobile or transitory.
A.
No convicted sex offender shall be permitted to live
or establish a residence within 2,500 feet of the property comprising
a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, child-care facility,
park, playground, or Board-of-Education-designated bus stop within
the Township.
B.
A map identifying schools, child-care facilities,
parks, playgrounds, and Board-of-Education-designated bus stops within
the Township is located in the Township Clerk's office for public
inspection.
C.
A convicted sex offender who lives within 2,500 feet
of a property comprising a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary
school, child-care facility, park, playground or Board-of-Education-designated
bus stop commits a misdemeanor.
A.
This chapter shall not apply to any person who has
established residence in the Township of Maple Shade prior to enactment
of this chapter.
B.
A person who establishes residence within 2,500 feet
from a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, child-care
facility, park, playground or Board-of-Education-designated bus stop,
after the enactment of this chapter, shall have 10 days from the receipt
of a written notice from the Township to move from the residence.
Failure to move shall be a violation of this chapter.
[Amended 12-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20]
A.
No convicted sex offender shall be present in any
Township park or park property which has been designated by the Township
Council as a park frequented by children.
B.
No convicted sex offender is permitted to knowingly
loiter on a public way within 300 feet of a Township park.
C.
If a police officer reasonably believes that a convicted
sex offender is in a Township park in violation of this chapter, the
officer shall require the convicted sex offender to provide his 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 sex offender that he is in violation of this
chapter.
