Duration and Cancellation of Registrations
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) A VNR registration shall remain active for the natural life of the registered individual or offender, unless cancelled by an authenticated user, by the DCJIS, or by the registered individual.
(2) A VNR registration may be cancelled by an authenticated user agency, or by the DCJIS, in the following circumstances:
- (a) the death of the registered individual;
- (b) the death of the offender;
- (c) a finding of registration misuse;
- (d) a finding that a registered individual has made explicit threats or articulated plans to harm an offender upon release from custody;
- (e) a finding that the purpose of the registration no longer exists; and
- (f) invalid contact information.
- (3) A registered individual may also voluntarily cancel a registration by contacting the DCJIS, the appropriate authenticated user, or a District Attorney's victim/witness advocate office. If, after voluntarily cancelling a registration, an individual would like to re-register, the individual must submit a new application.