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New Jersey Statutes Title 15A. Corporations, Nonprofit 15A § 3A-3

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as provided in P.L.2009, c. 139 (C.2C:7-22 et al.), a person may be disqualified from serving as an employee or volunteer of a nonprofit youth serving organization if that person's criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction of any of the following crimes and offenses:

a. In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense:

(1) involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.;

(2) against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.;

(3) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;

(4) involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10.

b. In any other state or jurisdiction, conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses described in subsection a. of this section.

c. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize an excluded sex offender, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c. 139 (C.2C:7-22), to serve as an employee or volunteer in a youth serving organization or any other entity from which the excluded sex offender is otherwise statutorily disqualified.

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