New Jersey S512 allows municipalities to restrict sex offenders' residences near schools and child care centers.
New Jersey S512 permits municipalities to enact ordinances preventing convicted sex offenders who committed crimes against minors from residing within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds, or child care centers. Exceptions include offenders serving sentences or involuntarily committed within 500 feet of these locations, those residing in state-licensed facilities within 500 feet of such locations, and those granted needs-based exceptions by the parole board.
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