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N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4 (2026)

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4. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the Superintendent of State Police, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall prepare the form of registration statement as required in subsection b. of this section and shall provide such forms to each organized full-time municipal police department, the Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Human Services. In addition, the Superintendent of State Police shall make such forms available to the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170).

b. The form of registration required by this act shall include:

(1) A statement in writing signed by the person required to register acknowledging that the person has been advised of the duty to register and reregister imposed by this act and including the person's name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, address of legal residence, address of any current temporary residence, date and place of employment; and any anticipated or current school enrollment, including but not limited to enrollment at or employment by any institution of higher education;

(2) Date and place of each conviction, adjudication or acquittal by reason of insanity, indictment number, fingerprints, and a brief description of the crime or crimes for which registration is required; and

(3) Any other information that the Attorney General deems necessary to assess risk of future commission of a crime, including criminal and corrections records, nonprivileged personnel, treatment, and abuse registry records, and evidentiary genetic markers when available.

c. Within three days of receipt of a registration pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of this act, the registering agency shall forward the statement and any other required information to the prosecutor who shall, as soon as practicable, transmit the form of registration to the Superintendent of State Police, and, if the registrant will reside in a different county, to the prosecutor of the county in which the person will reside. The prosecutor of the county in which the person will reside shall transmit the form of registration to the law enforcement agency responsible for the municipality in which the person will reside and other appropriate law enforcement agencies. The superintendent shall promptly transmit the conviction data and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

d. The Superintendent of State Police shall maintain a central registry of registrations provided pursuant to this act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1995–2019 · leading case: Doe v. Poritz, 662 A.2d 367 (N.J. 1995).
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Doe v. Poritz, 662 A.2d 367 (N.J. 1995). “N.J.S.A 2C:7-4(1) and (2). For those in custody, the procedure is effected at that location.”
In re State, 182 A.3d 917 (N.J. 2018). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(b)(1)-(2). The juvenile also must advise the appropriate law enforcement agency of whether he has access to a computer or device with internet capability, N.”
A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). · cites it 3× “2C:7-2(b)), none of which were committed on or after July 23, 2001, who, pursuant to Public Law 2001, chapter 167, now sure, or in the future will be, subject to having information about them which is contained in the sex offender central registry established pursuant to…”
State of New Jersey Vs. Murad H. Beyah, No. A-1037-14T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 31, 2017). “1, 21 (1995) (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(1)-(2)); see also In re Registrant J.”
In the Matter of Registrant A.A. (ml-09-07-0111) (essex Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded), No. A-0678-18T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 15, 2019). “, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(c); N.J.S.A. 2C:7-8(d); N.”
Commonwealth v. Werner, 38 Pa. D. & C.4th 488 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1997). “§9793, is closely related to the Tier 1 provisions of N.J. Stat. Ann. §§2C:7-4. . A sexually violent predator’s maximum term of confinement for any offense or conviction specified in 42 Pa.”
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4(1): 2 cases
Doe v. Poritz, 662 A.2d 367 (N.J. 1995). “N.J.S.A 2C:7-4(1) and (2). For those in custody, the procedure is effected at that location.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Murad H. Beyah, No. A-1037-14T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 31, 2017). “1, 21 (1995) (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(1)-(2)); see also In re Registrant J.”
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4(b): 1 case
A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). “2C:7-2(b)), none of which were committed on or after July 23, 2001, who, pursuant to Public Law 2001, chapter 167, now sure, or in the future will be, subject to having information about them which is contained in the sex offender central registry established pursuant to…”
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4(b)(1): 1 case
In re State, 182 A.3d 917 (N.J. 2018). “N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(b)(1)-(2). The juvenile also must advise the appropriate law enforcement agency of whether he has access to a computer or device with internet capability, N.”
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4(c): 1 case
In the Matter of Registrant A.A. (ml-09-07-0111) (essex Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded), No. A-0678-18T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 15, 2019). “, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-4(c); N.J.S.A. 2C:7-8(d); N.”
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-4(d): 1 case
A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). “2C:7-2(b)), none of which were committed on or after July 23, 2001, who, pursuant to Public Law 2001, chapter 167, now sure, or in the future will be, subject to having information about them which is contained in the sex offender central registry established pursuant to…”
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