Massachusetts
Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 18,000
Latest Events
Recent Action: October 2005, GPS tracking, increased penalties, and lifetime parole being considered in bill introduced August 2005
Statutes
Sex Offender Registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 178C
Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
ALM GL ch. 6, § 178K
Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. Ch. 265, § 13B, §22A, § 23, § 24B
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. Ch. 272, § 4, § 35A
Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 272, § 4A, § 4B
Regulations
Registration: Adults and juveniles; 2 tiers; 90 days before release or starting probation or parole; foreign convictions not registrable; notification of changes: 2 days for incoming, 10 days outgoing, 10 days to notify change of work
Notification: passive and active; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to offenders age 18 and older; Board required to notify law enforcement for college where offender is attending or working
Risk Designation: no specified tiers; no provision for hearing
Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually; duration of registration 20 years or life; FBI notified
Penalties: First offense, 6 months to 2.5 years; subsequent offense, not less than 5 years
Resources
Website of Registry: http://www.mass.gov/sorb/
Relevant State Entity: Sex Offender Registry Board