S.1246

New Jersey S1246 prohibits moderate or high risk sex offenders from holding jobs primarily involving contact with children.

New Jersey S1246 makes it a third-degree crime for moderate or high risk sex offenders to accept any job, position, or employment primarily involving contact with children. The bill defines "primarily consists of contact with children" as jobs where 80 percent or more of the duties involve contact with a child. A third-degree crime carries a penalty of three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both. The law does not apply to sex offenders under 18 providing services to juvenile sex offenders.