Bill > S253

Introduced Session

This bill amends Megan's Law to require that the county prosecutors determine an offender's risk of re-offense, or tier, prior to the inmate's release from incarceration. At present, many sex offenders are not tiered until they have been released into the community because the offender's residence is a factor that may be considered in determining risk of re-offense. Under current law, the factors relevant to the risk of re-offense, which the prosecutor is required to consider in determining the tier designation, include conditions of release that minimize risk of re-offense such as, whether the offender is residing in a home situation that provides guidance and supervision. In order to enable prosecutors to tier offenders prior to their release from incarceration, the bill removes this factor.

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Christopher Connors (R)*,  Tom Kean (R)*,  Robert Andrews (D),  Anthony Bucco (R),  Kevin O'Toole (R),  Steven Oroho (R),  Jeff Van Drew (R), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/12/2016)