In the Matter of Registrant J.G.

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reduced J.G.'s Megan's Law tier classification from Tier 2 to Tier 1 because penetration was not proven by clear and convincing evidence, and held that registration and community‑notification orders for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for sex offenses committed under age fourteen terminate at age eighteen when the court finds, on clear and convincing evidence, that the juvenile is not likely to pose a threat. The Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s limited school‑notification order and rejected J.G.'s due‑process, cruel‑and‑unusual‑punishment, equal‑protection, and freedom‑of‑movement challenges. Justice Coleman, dissenting in part, would not permit a collateral attack on the guilty plea and would vacate the delinquency judgment.