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IN RE COMMITMENT OF P.Z.H.

873 A.2d 595 (2005)

377 N.J. Super. 458

In the Matter of the Civil COMMITMENT OF P.Z.H.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 12, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan D. Van Pelt, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Sondra Burke, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel, on the brief).

Mary Beth Wood, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, attorney; Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Wood and Dina Mikulka, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, COBURN and S.L. REISNER.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

S.L. REISNER, J.A.D.

This appeal presents the issue whether the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, authorizes the commitment of a sex offender following completion of a prison sentence for an offense that is not a predicate offense under the SVPA. We hold that current incarceration for an SVPA index offense is not a prerequisite for commitment under the SVPA. The SVPA authorizes...

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