In the beginning of May 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a final decision on the legality of the NJ Parole Board’s use of the polygraph examination in the case of J.B. v. New Jersey State Parole Board. Individuals on Community Supervision for Life (CSL) and/or Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) asked the Court to […]
It has been the long-time position of the New Jersey Judiciary that the only crimes that may be prosecuted in New Jersey must be alleged to have been committed in this state. Several New Jersey Assemblymen are attempting to expand the reach of this state’s law enforcement by submitting Bill A1418, which would allow for […]
Yesterday, on Monday, February 8, 2016, President Obama signed bill H.R. 515 into law, establishing International Megan’s Law. This bill has received significant criticism from human civil rights and advocacy organizations, equating the effects of the bill to the yellow star worn by Jews during the Nazi Germany era. The bill’s sponsor, New Jersey House […]
Local New Jersey laws restricting where Megan’s Law sex offenders may live were once determined to be in violation of state law by the New Jersey Appeals Court in the case G.H. v. Township of Galloway, 401 N.J. Super. 392 (2008). However, a new bill, A1141, has been introduced before the New Jersey Assembly that would […]
At the law firm of Maynard Law Office, LLC, we represent many individuals who are on parole supervision, either Community Supervision for Life (CSL) or Parole Supervision for Life (PSL). Therefore, we vigilantly watch for any court decisions that may affect our clients. On January 21, 2016, the New Jersey Appellate Division published J.B. v. […]
On December 18, 2015, the bill, H.R. 515, also known as International Megan’s Law, passed the Senate, and will now go before the President of the United States to be either signed into law or vetoed. The bill, introduced by New Jersey House Representative Christopher Smith, was introduced before the House on January 22, 2015, […]
Last week, the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee of the New Jersey Legislature completed its review and revisions on bill A4463, which proposes to alter the eligibility qualifications for a real estate license in New Jersey. In particular, the bill seeks to prohibit any Tier 2 or Tier 3 sex offenders under Megan’s Law from obtaining […]
On Friday, December 11, 2015, an Alpha man pled guilty to one count of endangering the welfare of a child following his trial before the Warren County Superior Court. The Alpha man, age 33, was originally charged with two counts of sexual assault, but accepted a plea agreement that involved the dismissal of the two […]
Misinformation is an ongoing problem and challenge for the sex offender reform legal community. Every day, the media reports stories of sex offenders who are being charged with a parole violation or failure to register, which usually inflames a community’s fears surrounding sex crimes and offenders. For instance, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office posted an […]
This week, in the State of New York, a Staten Island judge ordered the deportation of a man, rather than to place him under the supervision of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). The sex offender, Bourlaye T., a citizen of the Ivory Coast in Africa, was released from a New York prison in March […]