The New Jersey Supreme Court has held unconstitutional a provision in Megan’s Law that forever bars juveniles found delinquent from seeking to have themselves relieved of their community registration and notification requirements.

The court, in a unanimous ruling released Tuesday, said permanently barring juvenile offenders from even seeking relief is punitive, especially since adult offenders may so petition a court after 15 years of a clean record.

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