Bill Text: NJ A3053 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits certain sex offenders from working in ice cream trucks and amusement parks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A3053 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3053-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN
District 10 (Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits certain sex offenders from working in ice cream trucks and amusement parks.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning sex offenders and supplementing P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A person subject to the registration requirements set forth in P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-1 et seq.) who has committed a sex offense as defined in section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2) and whose victim was under the age of 18 shall not be employed or work as a volunteer at an amusement park as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.118 (C.5:3-55) or sell items to the public from a frozen dessert truck as defined in section 1 of P.L.1979, c. 438 (C.39:4-128.3).
b. A violation of this section is a crime of the fourth degree.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit persons convicted of committing a sex offense against a person under the age of 18 from working on frozen dessert trucks or in amusement parks.
As used in the bill, "amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the general public. "Frozen dessert truck" means a motor vehicle in which frozen desserts are carried for purposes of retail sale on the streets of this State.
A violation of the provisions of the bill would be a crime of the fourth degree, which is punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
