VNR Registration
Effective Feb 24, 2017Mass. Register #1333MGL c. 6, § 172(n), for the purposes described in MGL c. 258B, § 3(t) and MGL c. 6, §§ 172(a)(19), 172(k), and 178ADepartment of Criminal Justice Information Services
- (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 258B, § 3(t), victims, upon request, have the right to be informed in advance by the appropriate custodial agency whenever the specified offender receives a temporary, provisional, or final release from custody; whenever a defendant is moved from a secure facility to a less-secure facility; and whenever a defendant escapes from custody. In order to receive such notification of an offender's change in custody status, a victim must register in the VNR through the appropriate authenticated user agency.
- (2) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 172(k), an authenticated user may, upon request, register an individual in the VNR who articulates a fear of a specific named offender in order to receive advance notification of the offender's change in custody status from the appropriate custodial or supervisory agency.
- (3) An individual must register in the VNR in order to receive notice of changes to an offender's custody status or to receive CORI access.
- (4) An applicant may apply for registration through one of the authenticated user agencies, directly through the VNR application, or via a paper application.
- (5) An individual cannot be registered without the individual's consent.