Bill > H3659

This bill aims to improve and enhance the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring an electronic notification to be automatically sent to the point of contact within a municipality when a registered sex offender fails to register. 2. Allowing municipalities to designate an official point of contact for communicating with SORB regarding sex offender registration. 3. Removing the requirement that an offender be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender before certain provisions apply. 4. Requiring SORB to maintain information on the sex offender internet database for offenders with a registration obligation, even before final classification. 5. Mandating that police departments apply for a warrant to arrest sex offenders who fail to comply with registration requirements, or allowing officers to arrest such offenders without a warrant. 6. Establishing a regional approach to managing the registration and classification of incarcerated sex offenders before their release. 7. Creating a special commission to study the use of technology in legal proceedings involving incarcerated sex offenders and the monitoring of sex offenders.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3659