Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Section 1.25 - Transmission of the Final Decision to Law Enforcement(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.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1305, eff. 1/29/2016.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1306, eff. 1/29/2016.