New Jersey Statutes

N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13 (2026)

Development, maintenance of system on the Internet registry

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2. a. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Superintendent of State Police shall develop and maintain a system for making certain information in the central registry established pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-4) publicly available by means of electronic Internet technology.

b. The public may, without limitation, obtain access to the Internet registry to view an individual registration record, any part of, or the entire Internet registry concerning all offenders:

(1) whose risk of re-offense is high;

(2) whose risk of re-offense is moderate or low and whose conduct was found to be characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:47-3; or

(3) for whom the court has ordered notification in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c.128 (C.2C:7-8), regardless of the age of the offender.

c. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, the public may, without limitation, obtain access to the Internet registry to view an individual registration record, any part of, or the entire Internet registry concerning offenders whose risk of re-offense is moderate and for whom the court has ordered notification in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c.128 (C.2C:7-8).

d. The individual registration record of an offender whose risk of re-offense has been determined to be moderate and for whom the court has ordered notification in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c.128 (C.2C:7-8) shall not be made available to the public on the Internet registry if the sole sex offense committed by the offender which renders him subject to the requirements of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-1 et seq.) is one of the following:

(1) An adjudication of delinquency for any sex offense as defined in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2);

(2) A conviction or acquittal by reason of insanity for a violation of N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 under circumstances in which the offender was related to the victim by blood or affinity to the third degree or was a resource family parent, a guardian, or stood in loco parentis within the household; or

(3) A conviction or acquittal by reason of insanity for a violation of N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 in any case in which the victim assented to the commission of the offense but by reason of age was not capable of giving lawful consent.

For purposes of this subsection, "sole sex offense" means a single conviction, adjudication of guilty or acquittal by reason of insanity, as the case may be, for a sex offense which involved no more than one victim, no more than one occurrence or, in the case of an offense which meets the criteria of paragraph (2) of this subsection, members of no more than a single household.

e. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph d. of this subsection, the individual registration record of an offender to whom an exception enumerated in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection d. of this section applies shall be made available to the public on the Internet registry if the offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior, or the State establishes by clear and convincing evidence that, given the particular facts and circumstances of the offense and the characteristics and propensities of the offender, the risk to the general public posed by the offender is substantially similar to that posed by offenders whose risk of re-offense is moderate and who do not qualify under the enumerated exceptions.

f. Unless the offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior, the individual registration records of offenders whose risk of re-offense is low or of offenders whose risk of re-offense is moderate but for whom the court has not ordered notification in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1994, c.128 (C.2C:7-8) shall not be available to the public on the Internet registry.

g. The information concerning a registered offender to be made publicly available on the Internet shall include: the offender's name and any aliases the offender has used or under which the offender may be or may have been known; any sex offense as defined in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2) for which the offender was convicted, adjudicated delinquent or acquitted by reason of insanity, as the case may be; the date and location of disposition; a brief description of any such offense, including the victim's gender and indication of whether the victim was less than 18 years old or less than 13 years old; a general description of the offender's modus operandi, if any; the determination of whether the risk of re-offense by the offender is moderate or high; the offender's age, race, sex, date of birth, height, weight, hair, eye color and any distinguishing scars or tattoos; a photograph of the offender and the date on which the photograph was entered into the registry; the make, model, color, year and license plate number of any vehicle operated by the offender; and the street address, zip code, municipality and county in which the offender resides.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 19 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001).

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A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). · cites it 16× “N.J.S.A. § 2C:7-13(b) and (c). The Internet registry does not contain registry information of tier 1 (low risk) offenders or those tier 2 offenders as to whom a court has ordered no notification.”

In the Matter of Registrant D.F.S., 141 A.3d 324 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). · cites it 21× “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13; see Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.”

L.A. ex rel. Z.Kh. v. Hoffman, 144 F. Supp. 3d 649 (D.N.J. 2015). · cites it 4× “2C:7-8 and N.J.SA. 2C:7-13. Therefore, in balancing the State’s compelling interest against Plaintiffs’ privacy interest, the question is not whether the State has accurately assessed any particular individual sex offender’s risk of re-offense, but rather whether the system in…”

In re State, 182 A.3d 917 (N.J. 2018). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(b) and (d) ; Attorney General Guidelines 48-49.”

In the Matter of Registrant R.S. (ml-18-12-0009, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). · cites it 22× “2C:47-3 that an offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 requires inclusion of the offender's information on the Internet [R]egistry.”

In the Matter of Registrant R.S. (N.J. 2024). · cites it 19× “167 § 2 (codified at N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(b), (d)). Through a 2014 amendment, however, the Legislature broadened the reach of internet publication.”

In the Matter of Registrant B.B. (ml-19-01-0027, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). · cites it 9× “] The amendment was implemented through the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13. The statute provides in relevant part: Except as provided in subsection d.”

In the Matter of Registrant M.H. (18040006, Camden Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 7× “FROM THE INTERNET REGISTRY UNDER N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(D)(2), THE HOUSEHOLD EXCEPTION, BECAUSE HIS CONVICTION FOR ONE COUNT INVOLVING HIS SON WHO LIVED WITH HIM WAS A "SINGLE CONVICTION" FOR A SEX OFFENSE INVOLVING "MEMBERS OF NO MORE THAN A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD.”

In the Matter of Registrant J.K.G. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). · cites it 7× “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 DIFFERENTIALLY TREATS INCEST OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE N.”

In the Matter of Registrant J.P. (18010056, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 6× “In her view, no other reading of the statute would "make sense." We agree and affirm.”

State of New Jersey Vs. H.C. (18-09-0829, Hudson Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). · cites it 5× “We accordingly disagree with the trial court that defendant's alleged sexual abuse of Anita's siblings serves as a basis for more than a "sole sex offense" under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 to disqualify him for the household/incest exception.”

Kelly v. Callahan (D.N.J. 2024). · cites it 3× “First, the court must identify Under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13, a sex offender is exempt from the Internet Registry if their “sole sex offense [was].”

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— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(D)(2) — 2 cases

In the Matter of Registrant M.H. (18040006, Camden Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “FROM THE INTERNET REGISTRY UNDER N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(D)(2), THE HOUSEHOLD EXCEPTION, BECAUSE HIS CONVICTION FOR ONE COUNT INVOLVING HIS SON WHO LIVED WITH HIM WAS A "SINGLE CONVICTION" FOR A SEX OFFENSE INVOLVING "MEMBERS OF NO MORE THAN A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD.”

In the Matter of Registrant J.P. (18010056, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “In her view, no other reading of the statute would "make sense." We agree and affirm.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(a) — 1 case

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(b) — 5 cases

In re State, 182 A.3d 917 (N.J. 2018). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(b) and (d) ; Attorney General Guidelines 48-49.”

A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). “N.J.S.A. § 2C:7-13(b) and (c). The Internet registry does not contain registry information of tier 1 (low risk) offenders or those tier 2 offenders as to whom a court has ordered no notification.”

L.A. ex rel. Z.Kh. v. Hoffman, 144 F. Supp. 3d 649 (D.N.J. 2015). “2C:7-8 and N.J.SA. 2C:7-13. Therefore, in balancing the State’s compelling interest against Plaintiffs’ privacy interest, the question is not whether the State has accurately assessed any particular individual sex offender’s risk of re-offense, but rather whether the system in…”

In the Matter of Registrant R.S. (ml-18-12-0009, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). “2C:47-3 that an offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 requires inclusion of the offender's information on the Internet [R]egistry.”

In the Matter of Registrant R.S. (N.J. 2024). “167 § 2 (codified at N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(b), (d)). Through a 2014 amendment, however, the Legislature broadened the reach of internet publication.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(b)(2) — 4 cases

In the Matter of Registrant D.F.S., 141 A.3d 324 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13; see Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.”

In the Matter of Registrant R.S. (N.J. 2024). “167 § 2 (codified at N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13(b), (d)). Through a 2014 amendment, however, the Legislature broadened the reach of internet publication.”

In the Matter of Registrant G.L. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025).

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(c) — 1 case

In the Matter of Registrant B.B. (ml-19-01-0027, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “] The amendment was implemented through the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13. The statute provides in relevant part: Except as provided in subsection d.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(d) — 7 cases

In the Matter of Registrant J.K.G. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 DIFFERENTIALLY TREATS INCEST OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE N.”

State of New Jersey Vs. H.C. (18-09-0829, Hudson Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). “We accordingly disagree with the trial court that defendant's alleged sexual abuse of Anita's siblings serves as a basis for more than a "sole sex offense" under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 to disqualify him for the household/incest exception.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(d)(1) — 3 cases

In the Matter of Registrant J.K.G. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 DIFFERENTIALLY TREATS INCEST OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE N.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(d)(2) — 5 cases

In the Matter of Registrant D.F.S., 141 A.3d 324 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13; see Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.”

In the Matter of Registrant J.K.G. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13 DIFFERENTIALLY TREATS INCEST OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE N.”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(d)(3) — 1 case

Kelly v. Callahan (D.N.J. 2024). “First, the court must identify Under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13, a sex offender is exempt from the Internet Registry if their “sole sex offense [was].”

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(d)(l) — 1 case

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(e) — 6 cases

In the Matter of Registrant D.F.S., 141 A.3d 324 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-13; see Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.”

G.R. v. Grewal (D.N.J. 2020).

In the Matter of Registrant A.A. (ml-09-07-0111) (essex Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(f) — 2 cases

— N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-13(g) — 2 cases

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