Be it enacted by the Youth Model Legislature of the State of New Jersey that that new home buyers are notified about nearby sexual offenders upon purchase.
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Section I:
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New home buyers in the state of New Jersey will be notified within 60 days of home purchase if any sex offenders reside nearby.
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Section II:
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Notification will be sent out by the respective local police departments.
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Section III:
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Sellers of homes who have received previous notifications about a nearby offender are not required by law to release that information.
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Section IV:
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Sex offenders of only Tier III will be mentioned in notification to the new home buyer, following the terms of New Jersey’s Megan’s Law.
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Section V:
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This bill shall take effect 6 months after being enacted
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| Statement of Intent: The purpose of this Bill is to provide home-buyers in Megan’s Law notification areas information about Tier III sexual offenders less than a month after home purchase.
Effective Date: This Bill shall take effect 6 months after being enacted.
Financial Statement: The cost of this bill shall be $5,000 for future notifications which now would need to be sent out and the rewriting and redistribution of the law books.
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