§ 52:4B-71 Automatic notification system relative to offender release, relocation.

1. a. The Attorney General shall maintain, or arrange for the State to participate in, an automatic notification system to alert crime victims, witnesses, and other appropriate persons when an offender is released from custody or is transferred within the correctional system. b. Notification of the offender's change of custody shall be made to persons who have elected to register with the automatic notification system. Victims and witnesses and, as determined by the prosecuting agency, other appropriate persons, shall be provided with the opportunity to supply contact information in order to be notified when the offender's custody status changes. The automatic notification system shall alert the victim, witnesses, and other appropriate persons about the custody status change. c. If a person who has registered pursuant to this section cannot be contacted through the automatic notification system, notification of the offender's change of custody shall be made to the appropriate investigating agency or county correctional facility and such agency or facility shall use reasonable efforts to notify the person. d. The Attorney General shall issue a directive to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2013, c.270 (C.52:4B-71 et al.). L.2013, c.270, s.1.