Under New Jersey's Megan's Law enacted in the 1990's some sex offenders have an opportunity to stop registering if they do not re-offend for 15 years. In 2002 New Jersey toughened it's Megan's Law requirement in an attempt to keep sex offenders registering with law enforcement longer. Even after 15 offense free years. Since 2002 courts have ruled that those who were convicted of sex offenses before the 2002 law went into effect are not subject to the tougher standards. One sex offender's case fell into a gray area. J.D.-F's offense was committed before the new 2002 requirements were enacted. His actual guilty plea happened after. When J.D.-F applied for removal from Megan's Law in 2019 a trial court and later an appeals court denied his request. Based on the 2002 requirements. Yesterday with a rare unanimous 7-0 decision the New Jersey Supreme Court over turned the decision of the two lower courts. Now J.D.-F will have an opportunity to make his case for removal from Megan's Law.
Source: NJ.COM
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