Sex Offender Registry Board

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

Organization Chart

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