Notification of the Final Decision
Effective Apr 25, 2025Mass. Register #1546MGL c. 6, §§ 178C through 178QDepartment of Criminal Justice Information Services
- (1) Notification of the final decision made pursuant to 803 CMR 1.20 will be sent to the sex offender and the sex offender's authorized representative as soon as practicable via electronic mail. Should no electronic mail address be available, it shall be mailed. The sex offender or their authorized representative may request in writing, at the time of the administrative hearing, that the final decision made pursuant to 803 CMR 1.20 be sent to them via first-class mail or facsimile.
- (2) Relief from Registration. If the final decision is to relieve the sex offender from their obligation to register as set forth in M.G.L. c. 6, § 178K and 803 CMR 1.20(3), the Board shall promptly stop dissemination of the sex offender's registration and classification information.
- (3) Duty to Register and Final Classification Level. If the final decision requires the sex offender to register and a final classification level is assigned, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178K and 178L, the notification shall also inform the sex offender of their registration obligations as set forth in M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178F or 178F½, and 178Q.