In a Decision – C.J. v. J. S. (an Unpublished Opinion) >> the Court Held:
The Appellate Division determined that notwithstanding that a Domestic Violence Order was Dismissed, the Defendant’s name cannot be removed from the Domestic Violence Registry.
The Court found the dismissal did not completely erase the finding of domestic violence and denied deletion. Defendant argued the court's vacation of the FRO eliminated the sole basis for his inclusion in the Registry. The court found that the plain language of N.J.S.A. 2C:25-34 did not require or permit the removal of defendant's name from the Registry and the statute expressly required the Registry to list "all persons who have had domestic violence restraining orders entered against them[.]"