Message from the EVP of NJAR - Megan's Law

Recently Joyce Andreoli was asked by members of the New Jersey Association of Realtors about our ability to notify buyers when we are notified of a convicted sex offender in the neighborhood.

Here is the printed answer in the New Jersey Realtor August 2007 edition.

"No, you may not inform a potential buyer that there is a convicted sex offender in the neighborhood. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2C:7-6 through 11 (Megan's Law) and the guidelines promulgated, licensees shall make no inquiry about and provide no information on notification from a county prosecutor issued pursuant to that law.
In response to requests for such information, licensees shall inform the person making the inquiry that information about registered sex offenders is maintained by the county prosecutor. The NJAR contract of sale contains a section that notifies the buyer that New Jersey law establishes an Internet registry of sex offenders that may be accessed at www.njsp.org."