New Jersey § 56:8-186
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§ 56:8-186.
a. The division shall initiate criminal history record background checks of present
and prospective owners and employees of an international labor matching organization
or an international matchmaking organization. b. No person shall own or be employed by an international labor matching organization
or an international matchmaking organization unless the division certifies that the
person has no criminal history record of a conviction for an offense enumerated in
subsection d. of this section. c. No international labor matching organization or international matchmaking organization
shall employ a person who has not been certified pursuant to subsection b. of this
section. d. A person subject to subsection b. of this section whose criminal history record
background check reveals a conviction for any of the following crimes and offenses
shall be disqualified from owning or being employed by an international labor matching
organization or an international matchmaking organization: (1) If the conviction was in New Jersey for a crime: (a) involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses
set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq. , N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq. , N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq. , N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq. ; or (b) against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly
persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq. or the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act,” P.L.1991, c. 261 ( C.2C:25-17 et seq. ); or (c) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;
or (d) involving any controlled dangerous substance or analog as set forth in chapter
35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10 ; or (e) involving terrorism as set forth in the “September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act,” P.L.2002, c. 26 ( C.2C:38-1 et seq. ); or (f) involving prostitution and related offenses as set forth in N.J.S.2C:34-1 . (2) If the conviction was in any other state or jurisdiction for conduct constituting
any of the crimes described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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