Sex Offender Information
1. What is a Sex Offender?=
A sex offender is any person who resides or works in the Commonwealth and w=
ho
has been convicted of a sex offense, or who has been adjudicated as a youth=
ful
offender or as a delinquent juvenile by reason of a sex offense, or a person
released from incarceration or parole or probation supervision or custody w=
ith
the department of youth services for such conviction or adjudication, or a
person who has been adjudicated a sexually dangerous person or a person
released from civil commitment on or after August 1, 1981.
For a list of crimes that require registration please visit www.state.ma.us/sorb/ and
click on the Who Has to Register page.
Sex offenders will be classified according to the degree of dangerousness t=
hey
pose to the public and their likelihood for re-offense. An offender's
classification will be:
2. What is a Level 1 Sex Offender?
Level 1 Sex Offender - The designation given to a sex offender when it has =
been
determined that the risk of re-offense is low and the degree of dangerousne=
ss
posed to the public is not such that a public safety interest is served by
public access to information pertaining to the offender.
Information on Level=
1
offenders will not be available to the public. Neither the police nor the B=
oard
have the authority to disseminate information to the general public identif=
ying
a Level 1 sex offender.
3. What is a Level 2 Sex Offender?
Level 2 Sex Offender - The designation given to a sex offender when it has =
been
determined that the individual's risk of re-offense is moderate and the deg=
ree
of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest =
is
served by public access to sex offender registry information. The public sh=
all
have access to the information regarding a Level 2 sex offender through the=
Lee
Police Department and through the Sex Offender Registry Board.
4. What is a Level 3 Sex Offender?
Level 3 Sex Offender - The designation given to a sex offender when it has =
been
determined that the individual's risk of re-offense is high and the degree =
of
dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety
interest is served by active public dissemination (community notification) =
of
sex offender registry information.
The public shall have access to the information regarding a Level 3 sex
offender through the Lee Police Department and through the Sex Offender
Registry Board.
5. Can a member of the public find out about sex offenders on the regist=
ry?
Yes, any person seeking sex offender information can make a request through=
the
Lee Police Department or the Sex Offender Registration Board. For more
information of how to obtain sex offender information, please visit http://www.state.ma.us/sorb/ and
click on the link Information.
6. What will a registered offender have to do if he/she moves to a diffe=
rent
address within Massachusetts?
All sex offenders must registry by notifying the Board of his/her current a=
nd
new address by mail at least 10 days prior to moving to a different city or
town in the Commonwealth; or moving within the same city or town in the
Commonwealth.
7. What will an offender have to do if he/she moves into
Massachusetts?
All sex offenders must register with the Board by mail within 2 days of mov=
ing
into the Commonwealth from another jurisdiction.
8. What will an offender have to do if he/she lives outside of
Massachusetts but works within the Commonwealth?
Sex offenders residing out of state but employed in the Commonwealth must
register with the Board by mail within 2 days of beginning employment.
9. What will an offender have to do if he/she changes his/her work
address or place of employment within Massachusetts?
Sex offender must register by notifying the Board of the current and new wo=
rk
address by mail at least 10 days prior to changing employment.
10. What will an offender have to do if he/she moves out of Massachusett=
s?
A sex offender is required to notify the Board of his/her new address by ma=
il
at least 10 days prior to moving out of the Commonwealth.
11. What can happen to an offender if he/she fails to comply with the Sex
Offender Registration and Community Notification Act?
Sex offenders may be prosecuted for violating the law if they knowingly fai=
l to
register, fail to verify registration information, fail to provide notice of
change of address or place of employment, or provide false information.