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--- massachusetts [2020/11/02 12:43] – [Massachusetts Laws Regarding Registration] rkdbus
+++ massachusetts [2021/02/20 15:16] – rkdbus
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 === Does the state categorize registrants by levels/tiers? ===
-Yes. Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.\\
+Yes. Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3; 178k.\\
-[[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178]] L and M
+[[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178K|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178K]]\\
+[[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders]]\\
+[[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/sex-offender-classification-process#:~:text=The%20Board%20member%20then%20issues,danger%20and%20risk%20to%20reoffend|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/sex-offender-classification-process#:~:text=The%20Board%20member%20then%20issues,danger%20and%20risk%20to%20reoffend]]
-=== Does the state use risk assessments for registrants (other than supervised release)? ===
+===   Does the state use risk assessment when assigning tiers or levels to registrants?   ===
-Yes. Not a psychological evaluation but it is a risk assessment process.\\
+Yes. Not a psychological evaluation but it is a risk assessment process conducted by the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB).\\
+[[https://www.mass.gov/orgs/sex-offender-registry-board|https://www.mass.gov/orgs/sex-offender-registry-board]]\\
 [[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/sex-offender-classification-process|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/sex-offender-classification-process]]\\
 [[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders]]
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 All Level 1 are private. Level 2 is private if classified before July 12, 2013.\\
-[[https://www.mass.gov/orgs/sex-offender-registry-board|https://www.mass.gov/orgs/sex-offender-registry-board]]
+[[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/levels-of-sex-offenders]]
 === Are there special restrictions for registrants even after supervision? ===
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 === What is the registration requirement for someone with a sexual offense who is visiting the state? ===
-None found.
+No specific statement regarding those visiting the state, but does have a requirement for registering "secondary addresses," defined as "a place of residence for 14 or more aggregate days in a calendar year, or a place routinely resided in for 4 or more consecutive days per month." §178C.\\
+[[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178C|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178C]]\\
+[[https://www.mass.gov/service-details/who-has-to-register-as-a-sex-offender|https://www.mass.gov/service-details/who-has-to-register-as-a-sex-offender]]
 === What is the registration requirement for someone with a sexual offense who will be moving to the state to live or to attend school? ===
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 Within 2 days by mail 178E(g)\\
 [[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178E|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section178E]]
 ===== State Laws Regarding Sexual Offenses and Offenders, other than registration =====
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 Joint Committee on the Judiciary\\
 [[https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J19|https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J19]]
+Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security\\
+[[https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J22|https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J22]]
 === Contact info for state legislators can be found at: ===