Code of Massachusetts Regulations
803 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES
Title 803 CMR 1.00 - Sex Offender Registry Board, Registration, Classification and Dissemination
Section 1.25 - Transmission of the Final Decision to Law Enforcement

Universal Citation: 803 MA Code of Regs 803.1

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) General Principles. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 178K(2)(a) through (c), the Board shall transmit all final registration and classification information to law enforcement.

(2) No Duty to Register. If the Board's final decision is to relieve or terminate a sex offender's duty to register, the Board shall promptly remove the sex offender's information from the sex offender registry and notify:

(a) police departments in municipalities where such sex offender lives and works, or where the sex offender intends to live and work upon release and where the offense was committed;

(b) police departments in municipalities, including campus police departments or other state recognized law enforcement agencies at any school, where the sex offender works and/or attends an Institution of Higher Learning or where the sex offender intends to work and/or attend an Institution of Higher Learning upon release; and

(c) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(3) Duty to Register and Final Classification. If the Board's final decision is that the sex offender has a duty to register and a final classification level is assigned, the Board shall, within three business days of reaching the decision, transmit the final registration and classification information to:

(a) police departments in municipalities where such sex offender lives and works, or where the sex offender intends to live and work upon release and where the offense was committed;

(b) police departments in municipalities, including campus police departments or other state recognized law enforcement agencies at an Institution of Higher Learning, where the sex offender works and/or attends an Institution of Higher Learning or where the sex offender intends to work and/or attend an Institution of Higher Learning upon release; and

(c) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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