{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-1-15.9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:1-15.9","heading":"Issuance of license, certification, registration.","body":"3. a. Any entity designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15), or any principal department of the Executive Branch of State government or any entity within any department or any other entity hereafter created to license or otherwise regulate a health care profession or occupation shall not issue an initial license, certification or registration, or renew, reinstate or reactivate a license, certification or registration unless the entity has first determined that no criminal history record or record with the National Practitioner Data Bank exists demonstrating that an applicant for a license, certification, or registration in a health care profession or occupation has been convicted of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact or lewdness pursuant to N.J.S.2C:14-2, N.J.S.2C:14-3, and N.J.S.2C:14-4 that is of the first, second, third or fourth degree, endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:24-4, attempting to lure or entice a child pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.291 (C.2C:13-6), or equivalent offenses in another jurisdiction.\nb.\tNothing in this section shall preclude any entity designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15), or any principal department of the Executive Branch of State government or any entity within any department or any other entity hereafter created to license or otherwise regulate a health care profession or occupation from considering criminal convictions for offenses other than those offenses included in subsection a. of this section, pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21), or from considering other information provided by the National Practitioner Data Bank or any other source when reviewing the qualifications of an applicant for licensure, certification, or registration.\nL. 2021, c.345, s.3.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"a1d4d24ae950ef7979e208bf338e8736eb0238916a9d3fc1a79ef464f2bdf5b4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-1-15.8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-1-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}