Sex Offender Registry Board
Data Current as of:  10/29/2007

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MISSION

The Sex Offender Registry Board is the state agency responsible for keeping a database of convicted sex offenders and classifying each offender so that the public may receive information about dangerous sex offenders who live or work in each community. The goal of the Sex Offender Registry is to educate the public and to prevent further victimization.

Web Site:

http://www.mass.gov/sorb

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 6 s. 178C	Definitions
MGL C. 6 s. 178D	Sex offender registry
MGL C. 6 s. 178E	Transmission of registration data to criminal history systems board, police departments, and FBI
MGL C. 6 s. 178F	Annual verification of registration data; homeless shelter as residence of sex offender; juveniles; disclosure of information
MGL C. 6 s. 178F5	Registration by personal appearance; level 2 or level 3 sex offenders
MGL C. 6 s. 178G	Termination of obligation to register
MGL C. 6 s. 178H	Failure to register, verify information or provide notice of change of address; providing false information; penalties
MGL C. 6 s. 178I	Report identifying sex offender; request for information; confidentiality
MGL C. 6 s. 178J	Request for sex offender information; notice of penalty for misuse; data required to receive report
MGL C. 6 s. 178K	Sex offender registry board; member qualifications; guidelines to assess risk of reoffense; notification
MGL C. 6 s. 178L	Classification of sex offenders by board; hearings; right to counsel
MGL C. 6 s. 178M	Judicial review of final classification
MGL C. 6 s. 178N	Misuse of information; penalties
MGL C. 6 s. 178O	Liability of public officials and employees for sex offender registry information
MGL C. 6 s. 178P	Failure to comply with registration requirements; right to arrest

Regulations

803 CMR 1.0

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD: REGISTRATION, CLASSIFICATION AND DISSEMINATION