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NJ S4596
Bill
Status
6/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Singer
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AI Summary
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Courts must notify sex offense victims when a registered offender applies to terminate their registration obligation, including the date, time, and location of any hearing on the application
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Victims have the right to appear at termination hearings and make statements to the court regarding their position on the offender's application to be removed from the sex offender registry
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Courts are now required (rather than permitted) to issue no-contact orders against defendants charged with sex offenses when released on bail, if the victim consents to the order
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Upon conviction for a sex offense, courts must continue or enter restraining orders restricting defendant contact with victims at sentencing, with victim consent required
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Restraining orders entered at sentencing remain in effect until modified or terminated by the court, and cannot be modified or terminated without the victim's consent
Legislative Description
Requires victim notification concerning termination of sex offender's obligation to register and requires court to enter or continue restraining order for victim of sex offense under certain circumstances.
Law and Public Safety
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
6/9/2025