IN RE M.F.


776 A.2d 780 (2001)

169 N.J. 45

In the Matter of Registrant M.F.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica S. Oppenheim, Deputy Attorney General and Barry Stephen Finkel, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant, State of New Jersey (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Oppenheim, Mr. Finkel and Dominick DiRocco, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

Michael Z. Buncher, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent, M.F. (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Buncher and Edward L. Barocas, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

Jessica A. Roth argued the cause for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, attorneys; Ms. Roth, John J. Gibbons and Lawrence S. Lustberg, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by LaVECCHIA, J.

Registrant, M.F., is a forty-two year old man with three sexual offenses cognizable under the Registration and Community Notification Laws ("RCNL"), N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 to -11, more commonly known as Megan's Law. The Appellate Division affirmed the trial court's classification of M.F. as a moderate risk to recidivate, designating him a Tier Two sex offender, but deleted all community notification from the...

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