Matter of Registrant G.B

In Matter of Registrant G.B., 147 N.J. 62, 685 A.2d 1252 (1996) the Court again soundly endorsed the RRAS, holding that a registrant could not present evidence at a tier hearing to challenge its predictive validity. G.B., 147 N.J. at 85, 685 A.2d 1252. The Court fully realized that community notification under Megan's Law implicates "significant" liberty and privacy interests that trigger the doctrines of procedural due process and fairness. Id. at 74, 685 A.2d 1252. Yet, the Court reasoned that the RRAS "is only a tool, albeit a useful one" that serves as "a guideline for the court to follow in conjunction with other relevant and reliable evidence in reaching an ultimate determination of the risk of reoffense. . . ." Id. at 80-81, 685 A.2d 1252d The Court in G.B. analyzed the role of experts at a tier hearing under the case law pertaining to civil commitments in general, implying that the same rules apply in both types of proceedings. G.B., 147 N.J. at 86-87, 685 A. 2d 1252.