Definitions
of the Classification Levels for Sex Offenders in Massachusetts
There are 4 Levels of Sex Offenders
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3
Sexually Violent Predator
You
may also visit the Massachusetts Sex Offender Information Page
for additional information about individuals in Millis.
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Level 1 Sex Offenders
Where the Sex Offender Registry Board determines that the risk of
reoffense by an offender is low and the degree of dangerousness
posed to the public by that offender is not such that a public safety
interest is served by public availability, the Board shall give
that offender a Level 1 designation.
Information on Level 1 offenders will not be available to the public.
Neither the police nor the Board have authority to disseminate information
to the general public identifying a Level 1 offender.
Information
identifying Level 1 offenders may only be given to the department
of correction, any county correctional facility, the department
of youth services, the department of social services, the parole
Board, the department of probation and the department of mental
health, all city and town police departments and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for law enforcement purposes.
Level
2 Sex Offenders
Where the Board determines that the risk of reoffense is moderate
and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that
a public safety interest is served by public availability of registration
information, it shall give a level 2 designation to the sex offender.
The public shall
have access to the information regarding a level 2 offender through
the Local Police Departments and through the Sex Offender Registry
Board.
Level
3 Sex Offenders
Where the Board determines that the risk of reoffense is high and
the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial
public safety interest is served by active dissemination, it shall
give a level 3 designation to the sex offender.
The public shall
have access to the information regarding a level 3 offender through
the Local Police Departments and through the Sex Offender Registry
Board.
Sexually
Violent Predators
If the Board, in finally giving an offender a level 3 classification,
also concludes that such sex offender should be designated a sexually
violent predator, the Board shall transmit a report to the sentencing
court explaining the Board's reasons for so recommending, including
specific identification of the sexually violent offense committed
by such sex offender and the mental abnormality from which he suffers.
The sentencing court at that point may determine by a preponderance
of the evidence, whether such sex offender is a Sexually Violent
Predator.
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