Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library
Section 178k - Sex Offender Registry Board; Member Qualifications; Guidelines to Assess Risk of Reoffense; Notification; Information Sharing System Relevant for Determination or Reevaluation of Sex Offender's Level Designation

Section 178K. (1) There shall be, in the executive office of public safety and security, a sex offender registry board which shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor for terms of six years, with the exception of the chairman, and who shall devote their full time during business hours to their official duties. The board shall include one person with experience and knowledge in the field of criminal justice who shall act as chairman; at least two licensed psychologists or psychiatrists with special expertise in the assessment and evaluation of sex offenders and who have knowledge of the forensic mental health system; at least one licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with special expertise in the assessment and evaluation of sex offenders, including juvenile sex offenders and who has knowledge of the forensic mental health system; at least two persons who have at least five years of training and experience in probation, parole or corrections; and at least one person who has expertise or experience with victims of sexual abuse. Members shall be compensated at a reasonable rate subject to approval of the secretary of administration and finance.
The chairman shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be the executive and administrative head of the sex offender registry board, shall have the authority and responsibility for directing assignments of members of said board and shall be the appointing and removing authority for members of said board's staff. In the case of the absence or disability of the chairman, the governor may designate one of the members to act as chairman during such absence or disability. The chairman shall, subject to appropriation, establish such staff positions and employ such administrative, research, technical, legal, clerical and other personnel and consultants as may be necessary to perform the duties of said board. Such staff positions shall not be subject to section 9A of chapter 30 or chapter 31.
The governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term. As long as there are four sitting members, a vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the powers of the board.
The sex offender registry board shall promulgate guidelines for determining the level of risk of reoffense and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public or for relief from the obligation to register and shall provide for three levels of notification depending on such risk of reoffense and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public; apply the guidelines to assess the risk level of particular offenders; develop guidelines for use by city and town police departments in disseminating sex offender registry information; devise a plan, in cooperation with state and local law enforcement authorities and other appropriate agencies, to locate and verify the current addresses of sex offenders including, subject to appropriation, entering into contracts or interagency agreements for such purposes; and conduct hearings as provided in section 178L. The attorney general and the chief counsel of the committee for public counsel services, or their designees, shall assist in the development of such guidelines. Factors relevant to the risk of reoffense shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) criminal history factors indicative of a high risk of reoffense and degree of dangerousness posed to the public, including:
(i) whether the sex offender has a mental abnormality;
(ii) whether the sex offender's conduct is characterized by repetitive and compulsive behavior;
(iii) whether the sex offender was an adult who committed a sex offense on a child;
(iv) the age of the sex offender at the time of the commission of the first sex offense;
(v) whether the sex offender has been adjudicated to be a sexually dangerous person pursuant to section 14 of chapter 123A or is a person released from civil commitment pursuant to section 9 of said chapter 123A; and
(vi) whether the sex offender served the maximum term of incarceration;
(b) other criminal history factors to be considered in determining risk and degree of dangerousness, including:
(i) the relationship between the sex offender and the victim;
(ii) whether the offense involved the use of a weapon, violence or infliction of bodily injury;
(iii) the number, date and nature of prior offenses;
(c) conditions of release that minimize risk of reoffense and degree of dangerousness posed to the public, including whether the sex offender is under probation or parole supervision, whether such sex offender is receiving counseling, therapy or treatment and whether such sex offender is residing in a home situation that provides guidance and supervision, including sex offender-specific treatment in a community-based residential program;
(d) physical conditions that minimize risk of reoffense including, but not limited to, debilitating illness;
(e) whether the sex offender was a juvenile when he committed the offense, his response to treatment and subsequent criminal history;
(f) whether psychological or psychiatric profiles indicate a risk of recidivism;
(g) the sex offender's history of alcohol or substance abuse;
(h) the sex offender's participation in sex offender treatment and counseling while incarcerated or while on probation or parole and his response to such treatment or counseling;
(i) recent behavior, including behavior while incarcerated or while supervised on probation or parole;
(j) recent threats against persons or expressions of intent to commit additional offenses;
(k) review of any victim impact statement; and
(l) review of any materials submitted by the sex offender, his attorney or others on behalf of such offender.
(2) The guidelines shall provide for three levels of notification depending on the degree of risk of reoffense and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public by the sex offender or for relief from the obligation to register:
(a) Where the board determines that the risk of reoffense is low and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is not such that a public safety interest is served by public availability, it shall give a level 1 designation to the sex offender. In such case, the board shall transmit the registration data and designation to the police departments in the municipalities where such sex offender lives and works and attends an institution of higher learning or, if in custody, intends to live and work and attend an institution of higher learning upon release and where the offense was committed and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The police shall not disseminate information to the general public identifying the sex offender where the board has classified the individual as a level 1 sex offender. The police and the board may, however, release such information identifying such sex offender to the department of correction, any county correctional facility, the department of youth services, the department of children and families, the parole board, the department of probation, the department of early education and care, the department of mental health, the department of developmental services, all city and town police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) 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. In such case, the board shall transmit the registration data and designation to the police departments in the municipalities where the sex offender lives, has a secondary address and works and attends an institution of higher learning or, if in custody, intends to live and work and attend an institution of higher learning upon release and where the offense was committed and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The public shall have access to the information regarding a level 2 offender in accordance with the provisions of sections 178D, 178I and 178J. The sex offender shall be required to register and to verify registration information pursuant to section 178F.5.
(c) 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. In such case, the board shall transmit the registration data and designation to the police departments in the municipalities where the sex offender lives, has a secondary address and works and attends an institution of higher learning or, if in custody, intends to live and work and attend an institution of higher learning upon release and where the offense was committed and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A level 3 community notification plan shall require the police department to notify organizations in the community which are likely to encounter such sex offender and individual members of the public who are likely to encounter such sex offender. The sex offender shall be required to register and to verify registration information pursuant to sections 178F.5. Neighboring police districts shall share sex offender registration information of level 3 offenders and may inform the residents of their municipality of a sex offender they are likely to encounter who resides in an adjacent city or town. The police or the board shall actively disseminate in such time and manner as such police department or board deems reasonably necessary the following information:
(i) the name of the sex offender;
(ii) the offender's home address and any secondary address;
(iii) the offender's work address;
(iv) the offense for which the offender was convicted or adjudicated and the date of the conviction or adjudication;
(v) the sex offender's age, sex, race, height, weight, eye and hair color; and
(vi) a photograph of the sex offender, if available; provided, that such active dissemination may include publication of such information on the internet by the police department at such time and in such manner as the police or the board deem reasonably necessary; and provided further, that the police or the board shall not release information identifying the victim by name, address or relation to the sex offender. All notices to the community shall include a warning regarding the criminal penalties for use of sex offender registry information to commit a crime or to engage in illegal discrimination or harassment of an offender and the punishment for threatening to commit a crime under section 4 of chapter 275.
(vii) the name and address of the institution of higher learning that the sex offender is attending.
The public shall have access to the information regarding a level 3 offender in accordance with sections 178D, 178I and 178J.
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 report shall not be subject to judicial review under section 178M. Upon receipt from the board of a report recommending that a sex offender be designated a sexually violent predator, the sentencing court, after giving such sex offender an opportunity to be heard and informing the sex offender of his right to have counsel appointed, if he is deemed to be indigent in accordance with section 2 of chapter 211D, shall determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether such sex offender is a sexually violent predator. An attorney employed or retained by the board may make an appearance, subject to section 3 of chapter 12, to defend the board's recommendation. The board shall be notified of the determination. A determination that a sex offender should not be designated a sexually violent predator shall not invalidate such sex offender's classification. Where the sentencing court determines that such sex offender is a sexually violent predator, dissemination of the sexually violent predator's registration data shall be in accordance with a level 3 community notification plan; provided, however, that such dissemination shall include such sex offender's designation as a sexually violent predator.
(d) The board may, upon making specific written findings that the circumstances of the offense in conjunction with the offender's criminal history do not indicate a risk of reoffense or a danger to the public and the reasons therefor, relieve such sex offender of any further obligation to register, shall remove such sex offender's registration information from the registry and shall so notify the police departments where said sex offender lives and works or if in custody intends to live and work upon release, and where the offense was committed and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In making such determination the board shall consider factors, including but not limited to, the presence or absence of any physical harm caused by the offense and whether the offense involved consensual conduct between adults. The burden of proof shall be on the offender to prove he comes within the provisions of this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if a sex offender has been determined to be a sexually violent predator; has been convicted of two or more sex offenses defined as sex offenses pursuant to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, 42 U.S.C. section 14071, committed on different occasions; or has been convicted of a sexually violent offense. The provisions of this subsection shall also not apply if a sex offender has been convicted of a sex offense involving a child or a sexually violent offense, and such offender has not already registered pursuant to this chapter for at least ten years, or if the sex offender is otherwise subject to lifetime or minimum registration requirements as determined by the board pursuant to section 178D.
(e) No sex offender classified as a level 3 offender shall knowingly and willingly establish living conditions within, move to, or transfer to any convalescent or nursing home, infirmary maintained in a town, rest home, charitable home for the aged or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded which meets the requirements of the department of public health under section 71 of chapter 111. Any sex offender who violates this paragraph shall, for a first conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than 30 days in a jail or house of correction; for a second conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2.5 years in a jail or house of correction nor more than 5 years in a state prison or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a third and subsequent conviction, be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for not less than 5 years; provided, however, that the sentence imposed for such third or subsequent conviction shall not be reduced to less than 5 years, nor suspended, nor shall any person sentenced herein be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough, or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 5 years. Prosecutions commenced hereunder shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.
(3) The sex offender registry board shall make a determination regarding the level of risk of reoffense and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public of each sex offender listed in said sex offender registry and shall give immediate priority to those offenders who have been convicted of a sex offense involving a child or convicted or adjudicated as a delinquent juvenile or as a youthful offender by reason of a sexually violent offense or of a sex offense of indecent assault and battery upon a mentally retarded person pursuant to section 13F of chapter 265, and who have not been sentenced to incarceration for at least 90 days, followed, in order of priority, by those sex offenders who (1) have been released from incarceration within the past 12 months, (2) are currently on parole or probation supervision, and (3) are scheduled to be released from incarceration within six months. All agencies shall cooperate in providing files to the sex offender registry board and any information the sex offender registry board deems useful in providing notice under sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, and in assessing the risk of reoffense and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public by the sex offender. All agencies from which registration data, including data within the control of providers under contract to such agencies, is requested by the sex offender registry board shall make such data available to said board immediately upon request. Failure to comply in good faith with such a request within 30 days shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per day.
(4) The sex offender registry board, in cooperation with the executive office of public safety and security, and with the consultation of the offices of the district attorneys, the department of probation, the department of children and families and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated, shall establish and maintain a system of procedures for the ongoing sharing of information that may be relevant to the board's determination or reevaluation of a sex offender's level designation among the board, the offices of the district attorneys and any department, agency or office of the commonwealth that reports, investigates or otherwise has access to potentially relevant information, including, but not limited to, the department of youth services, the department of children and families, the department of mental health, the department of developmental services, the department of correction, the department of probation, the department of early education and care, the department of public health and the office of the child advocate,.
The board shall promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to establish, update and maintain this system including, but not limited to, the frequency of updates, measures to ensure the comprehensiveness, clarity and effectiveness of information, and metrics to determine what information may be relevant. When sharing information through this system, all members shall have discretion to delay sharing information where it is reasonably believed that disclosure would compromise or impede an investigation or prosecution or would cause harm to a victim.
(5) The sex offender registry board shall have access to any information that is determined to be relevant to the board's determination or reevaluation of a sex offender's level designation, as defined in subsection (4), through the system of procedures established in said subsection (4).

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library

Section 1 - Salary of Governor; Housing Expenses; Other Sources of Income

Section 2 - Salary of Lieutenant Governor; Other Sources of Income

Section 3 - Salary of Council Members; Term Limitation

Section 4 - Traveling Expenses of Lieutenant Governor and Council Members; Term Limits

Section 5 - Governor's Employees; Compensation

Section 8 - Entertainment of Distinguished Guests; Expenditures

Section 9 - Cooperation With Federal Surveys of Waters, Etc.

Section 10 - Appointment of Delegates to Represent Commonwealth at Conventions

Section 12 - Compensation of Legal Counsel and Commissioners

Section 12a - Veterans Day

Section 12b - Anniversary of Death of General Pulaski

Section 12c - Bunker Hill Battle Anniversary

Section 12d - Boston Massacre Anniversary

Section 12e - Commodore John Barry Day

Section 12f - New Orleans Day

Section 12g - American Education Week

Section 12h - Anniversary of Death of General Lafayette

Section 12i - American Indian Heritage Week

Section 12j - Patriots' Day

Section 12k - Evacuation Day

Section 12l - Veteran Firemen's Muster Day

Section 12m - Student Government Day

Section 12n - United Nations Day

Section 12o - Loyalty Day

Section 12p - Civil Rights Week

Section 12q - Memorial Day

Section 12r - Polish Constitution Day

Section 12s - Peter Francisco Day

Section 12t - Observance of Certain Other Days

Section 12u - Children's Day

Section 12v - Columbus Day

Section 12w - Sight-Saving Month

Section 12x - Teachers' Day

Section 12y - Maritime Day

Section 12z - Jamaican Independence Day

Section 12aa - Iwo Jima Day

Section 12bb - Tadeusz Kosciuszko Day

Section 12cc - Public Employees Week

Section 12dd - Pearl Harbor Day

Section 12ee - Grandparents' Day

Section 12ff - Anniversary of Enlistment of Deborah Samson

Section 12gg - Lithuanian Independence Day

Section 12hh - Statue of Liberty Awareness Day

Section 12ii - Slovak Independence Day

Section 12jj - Visiting Nurse Association Week

Section 12kk - Labor Week

Section 12ll - Social Security Day

Section 12mm - Korean War Veterans Day

Section 12nn - Human Rights Day

Section 12oo - Exercise Tiger Day

Section 12pp - Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

Section 12qq - Homeless Unity Day

Section 12rr - Uso Appreciation Day

Section 12ss - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Day

Section 12tt - Destroyer Escort Day

Section 12uu - School Principals' Recognition Day

Section 12vv - Native American Day

Section 12ww - Garden Week

Section 12xx - Candle Safety Day

Section 12yy - International Education Week

Section 12zz - Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day

Section 13 - Lincoln Day

Section 14 - Flag Day

Section 14a - Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day

Section 14b - State Constitution Day

Section 14c - Earth Week

Section 15 - Arbor and Bird Day

Section 15a - Constitution Day

Section 15b - Senior Citizens Month

Section 15c - American History Month

Section 15d - Massachusetts Art Week

Section 15e - Susan B. Anthony Day

Section 15f - Employ Handicapped Persons Week

Section 15g - Youth Honor Day

Section 15h - Boy Scout Week

Section 15i - Liberty Tree Day

Section 15j - Italian American War Veterans of the United States, inc., Day

Section 15k - Cystic Fibrosis Week

Section 15l - John F. Kennedy Day

Section 15m - Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Day

Section 15n - Police Officers' Week

Section 15o - Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Month

Section 15p - Traffic Safety Week

Section 15q - United States Marine Corps Day

Section 15r - Armistice Day

Section 15s - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Section 15t - Kalevala Day

Section 15u - Social Justice for Ireland Day

Section 15v - White Cane Safety Day

Section 15w - National Hunting and Fishing Day

Section 15x - Child Nutrition Week

Section 15y - Jaycee Week and Day

Section 15z - Bataan–corregidor Day

Section 15aa - Secretaries Week

Section 15bb - Massachusetts National Guard Week

Section 15cc - Retired Members of the Armed Forces Day

Section 15dd - Independence Day

Section 15ee - Endangered Species Day

Section 15ff - Pro–life Month

Section 15gg - Employ the Older Worker Week

Section 15hh - John Carver Day

Section 15ii - Armenian Martyrs' Day

Section 15jj - Fire Fighters Memorial Sunday

Section 15kk - National Family Week

Section 15ll - Licensed Practical Nurse Week

Section 15mm - Vietnam Veterans Day

Section 15nn - State Walking Sunday

Section 15oo - Saint Jean De Baptiste Day

Section 15pp - Town Meeting Day

Section 15qq - Parliamentary Law Month

Section 15rr - Greek Independence Day

Section 15ss - Massachusetts Hospice Week

Section 15tt - Public Employees Appreciation Day

Section 15uu - Practical Nursing Education Week

Section 15vv - Presidents Day

Section 15ww - Youth in Government Day

Section 15xx - Joshua James Day

Section 15yy - Leif Ericson Day

Section 15zz - Massachusetts Whale Awareness Day

Section 15aaa - School Library Media Month

Section 15bbb - Pow/mia Day

Section 15ccc - Homeless Awareness Week

Section 15ddd - Silver–haired Legislature Days

Section 15eee - Rabies Prevention Week

Section 15fff - Official State Crier and Greeter of the Commonwealth

Section 15ggg - Alzheimer's Awareness Week

Section 15hhh - Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week

Section 15iii - Independent Living Center Day

Section 15jjj - Police Memorial Day

Section 15kkk - Workers' Memorial Day

Section 15lll - Lupus Awareness Month

Section 15mmm - Geographic Education Awareness Week

Section 15nnn - Literacy Awareness Month

Section 15ooo - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month

Section 15ppp - Samuel Slater Day

Section 15qqq - Caribbean Week

Section 15rrr - Emergency Responders Memorial Day

Section 15sss - Emergency Management Week

Section 15ttt - Law Enforcement Memorial Month

Section 15uuu - Home Composting Recognition Week

Section 15vvv - Head Injury Awareness Month

Section 15www - Polish–american Heritage Month

Section 15xxx - Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Section 15yyy - Clara Barton Week

Section 15zzz - Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Week

Section 15aaaa - Robert Goddard Day

Section 15bbbb - Special Needs Awareness Day

Section 15cccc - Robert Frost Day

Section 15dddd - Lucy Stone Day

Section 15eeee - Italian–american Heritage Month

Section 15ffff - Irish–american Heritage Month

Section 15gggg - Portuguese–american Heritage Month

Section 15hhhh - Time Period for Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness

Section 15iiii - Public Health Month

Section 15jjjj - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Section 15kkkk - Arthritis Awareness Day

Section 15llll - Autistic Awareness Month

Section 15mmmm - Luther Burbank Day

Section 15nnnn - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Time

Section 15oooo - Civilian Conservation Corps Day

Section 15pppp - Thomas Paine Day

Section 15qqqq - Tartan Day

Section 15rrrr - Missing Children's Day

Section 15ssss - Unity Day

Section 15tttt - Myositis Awareness Day

Section 15uuuu - Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day

Section 15vvvv - Fifty-Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day

Section 15wwww - Armenian–american Heritage Month

Section 15xxxx - Guardians' Day

Section 15yyyy - World War II Commemoration Day

Section 15zzzz - Stalking Awareness Month

Section 15aaaaa - Bill of Rights Day

Section 15bbbbb - Juneteenth Independence Day

Section 15ccccc - Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month

Section 15ddddd - Leopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day

Section 15eeeee - Thrombosis Awareness Month

Section 15fffff - Phenylketonuria Awareness Day

Section 15ggggg - Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week

Section 15hhhhh - Philanthropy Day

Section 15iiiii - Jack Kerouac Day

Section 15jjjjj - Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Section 15kkkkk - Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day

Section 15lllll - Disability History Month

Section 15mmmmm - Polish American Congress Day

Section 15nnnnn - No Name Calling Day

Section 15ooooo - Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day

Section 15ppppp - World Voice Week

Section 15qqqqq - Fragile X Awareness Day

Section 15rrrrr - Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Section 15sssss - Massachusetts Service and Volunteerism Day

Section 15ttttt - General Sylvanus Thayer Day

Section 15uuuuu - Blue Star Mothers Month

Section 15vvvvv - Pandas/pans Awareness Day

Section 15wwwww - Ataxia Awareness Day

Section 15xxxxx - Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day

Section 15yyyyy - Massachusetts Race Amity Day

Section 15zzzzz - First Responder Day

Section 15aaaaaa - Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day

Section 15bbbbbb - Farm-to-School Month

Section 15cccccc - Ice Bucket Challenge Week

Section 15dddddd - Seatbelt Awareness Month

Section 15eeeeee - Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Section 15ffffff - Asian American Pacific Islander Month

Section 15gggggg - Massachusetts Maple Month

Section 15hhhhhh - Gold Star Wives Day

Section 15iiiiii - Gold Star Mothers and Families Day

Section 15jjjjjj - Frederick Douglass Day

Section 15kkkkkk - United States Navy Day

Section 15llllll - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Day

Section 15mmmmmm - Overdose Awareness Day

Section 16 - Military Officers Serving Under Governor

Section 17 - Commissions and Boards Serving Under Governor

Section 17a - Governor's Cabinet

Section 18 - Armory Commission

Section 18b - Public Education Nominating Council; Membership; Duties

Section 20 - Art Commission; Members; Powers and Duties

Section 26 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Appointment; Term; Organization; Removal

Section 27 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Duties

Section 28 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Compensation and Expenses

Section 33 - Board of Trustees of the State Library

Section 34 - Powers and Duties of Trustees of the State Library

Section 35 - Librarian of the State Library; Compensation, Etc.

Section 36 - Expenditures for State Library; Approval of Accounts

Section 37 - Trustees of the State Library; Annual Report

Section 37a - Gifts in Trust for State Library

Section 38 - State Library; Location; Persons Authorized to Use

Section 39 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 39 to 39b

Section 39a - Depository Library for State Publications; Collection; System

Section 39b - State Library; Copies of State Agency Publications

Section 40 - Board of Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts; Superintendent

Section 41 - Board of Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts; Powers and Duties

Section 56 - Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; Appointment, Responsibilities; Employees; Regional Offices; Advisory Board

Section 70 - Board of Trustees of Soldier's Home in Holyoke; Members

Section 71 - Board of Trustees of Soldier's Home in Holyoke; Powers and Duties

Section 74 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Establishment; Expenditure of Funds

Section 75 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Commissioner; Employees; Other Offices

Section 76 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Advisory Council

Section 77 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 74 to 84

Section 78 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Independent Living Rehabilitation Services

Section 78a - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Extended Sheltered Employment

Section 79 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Powers and Duties

Section 80 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Additional Powers and Duties

Section 81 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Cooperation With State Agencies; Agreements

Section 82 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Federal Funds; Custodian; Expenditure

Section 83 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Gifts to Commission; Acceptance; Investment

Section 84 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Information or Records Confidential

Section 85 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 86 to 92

Section 88 - Atomic Energy Commission; Duties

Section 91 - Nuclear Material or Facility; Changes in Laws; Certain Departments to Initiate Studies

Section 92 - Nuclear Material or Facility; License or Permit

Section 93 - Nuclear Material or Facility; Injunction Against Violations

Section 97 - State Finance and Governance Board; Membership

Section 98 - Duties of State Finance and Governance Board

Section 101 - Obscene Literature Control Commission; Members; Appointment, Compensation, Etc.

Section 105 - Commission on Employment of People With Disabilities; Members; Chairperson; Appointments

Section 106 - Duties of Commission

Section 107 - Annual Reports; Compensation of Members; Executive Secretary; Gifts and Bequests

Section 108 - Manufactured Homes Commission; Members; Duties; Compensation

Section 115a - Unit Pricing of Packaged Commodities; Retail Sale; Regulations; Enforcement; Penalties; Report

Section 116 - Municipal Police Training Committee; Members; Chairperson; Executive Director

Section 116a - Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Complaints; Basic Training Course; Guidelines for Law Enforcement Response

Section 116b - Hate Crimes; Police Instruction

Section 116c - Development and Establishment of Course on Use and Application of Technology to Increase Public Safety; Regional and Municipal Police Training Schools

Section 116d - Protection, Care and Custody of Minors Upon Arrest of Parents or Guardians; Police Instruction

Section 116e - Development and Establishment of Course in Bicycle Safety Enforcement

Section 116f - Harbormaster Training Council

Section 116g - In-Service Training Program for Local Law Enforcement Officers and Officials; Bias-Free Policing; De-Escalation and Disengagement Tactics; Incidents Impacted by Mental Health or Developmental Disability Issues

Section 116h - Municipal Police Training Committee; In-Service Training Program for School Resource Officers

Section 116i - Municipal Police Training Committee; Training Program for Appropriate Interactions With Persons on the Autism Spectrum or With Other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Section 116j - Municipal Police Training Committee; Basic and In-Service Training Programs for Regulation of Physical Force

Section 116k - Municipal Police Training Committee; Basic and In-Service Training Programs on Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention

Section 117 - Meetings; Compensation of Members

Section 118 - Municipal Police Training Schools; Approval; Rules and Regulations Relative to Schools

Section 124a - World War II, Korean Emergency and Vietnam Conflict Memorial Commission; Members; Compensation; Honor Rolls

Section 125 - Health and Welfare Commission; Establishment

Section 126 - Duties of Commission

Section 127 - Advisory Committee; Members; Meetings

Section 128 - Regional Offices; Service Regions; Regional Advisory Committees; Annual Reports

Section 129 - Massachusetts Commission for the Blind; Composition; Cooperation With Federal Agency; Commissioner; Advisory Board

Section 130 - Commissioner's Duties and Powers; Supervisors; Divisions and Directors; Assistance to Blind Persons; Funeral Expenses

Section 131 - Financial Assistance Program; Eligibility, Restriction; Payment Levels

Section 131a - State Supplementary Payments; Annual Increases

Section 131b - Federal Agreement

Section 131c - Applications; Eligibility for Assistance

Section 131d - Monthly Advancements to h.h.s.; Audit

Section 131e - Medical Assistance Program; Eligibility

Section 131f - Fraudulent Procuring of Payments; Penalties

Section 131g - Vouchers Submitted by Vendors

Section 131h - Violations by Vendor; Ineligibility Period

Section 131i - Return of Payments by Ineligible Recipients or Vendors Required

Section 131j - Rules and Regulations for Administration of Secs. 129 to 149

Section 132 - Advances to Commissioner

Section 133 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 133a to 133f

Section 133a - Duties of Officers, Boards or Authorities in Charge of State Buildings or Property

Section 133b - Powers and Duties of Commission

Section 133c - New Construction, Remodeling, Etc. of Public Buildings or Properties, Vending Facilities

Section 133d - Rental or Other Charge for Operation of Vending Facility

Section 133e - Existing Vending Facilities; Removal or Nonrenewal of Lease

Section 133g - Braille Instruction for Registrants; Assessment

Section 134 - Purchase of Articles Made by Blind Persons for Use in State and Other Public Institutions; Release

Section 135 - Register of the Blind; Identification Card; Acceptance to Verify Identity; Information Displayed; Fee

Section 136 - Reports of Medical Authorities Establishing Blindness

Section 137 - Applicants for Medical Assistance Who Do Not Qualify for Cash Assistance Under Sec. 131; Determination as ''blind''

Section 138 - Solicitations for Benefit of Blind; License; Appeal From Refusal to Issue

Section 139 - Prohibition on Solicitation for Benefit of Blind Without a License; Statement and Display of License

Section 140 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Fund Raising for Blind; Provision for Penalties

Section 141 - Penalty for Violation of Rules Regulating Solicitations for Blind

Section 142 - Exemptions and Inapplicability of Sections Governing Solicitation for Blind

Section 143 - Schools and Workshops

Section 144 - Support of Workmen and Pupils at Workshops; Pupils From Other States

Section 145 - Study of Problems Relating to Blindness; Investigations; Contact With Physicians and Other Qualified Facilities

Section 146 - Commission Divisions or Bureaus; Organizations and Functions

Section 147 - Cooperation With Federal Departments; Development of State Plans

Section 148 - Acceptance and Use of Gifts

Section 149 - Records Concerning Blind Persons; Custody, Use and Preservation

Section 156 - Committee on Criminal Justice; Membership; Meetings; Powers and Duties

Section 156a - Proposal Review Board; Members; Powers, Etc.

Section 156b - Executive Director; Qualifications; Duties; Staff; Compensation

Section 157 - American and Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission

Section 158 - Massachusetts Educational Communications Commission

Section 159 - Council on Juvenile Behavior

Section 160 - Duties; Quarters; Clerical Assistants

Section 161 - Report

Section 162 - Advisory Board on Compensation of Officials; Establishment; Appointment of Members; Duties; Report; Compensation and Expenses

Section 163 - Management Engineering Task Force

Section 164 - Massachusetts Fire Training Council

Section 165 - Duties

Section 165a - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

Section 165b - Massachusetts Fire Service Commission

Section 166 - Health Facilities Appeals Board; Establishment; Function; Members; Appointment; Qualifications; Compensation; Personnel

Section 166b - Advisory Committee on Chaplains in State Institutions; Establishment; Members; Meetings; Function

Section 167 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 167 and 168 to 178l

Section 167a - Department of Criminal Justice Information Services

Section 168 - Criminal Record Review Board

Section 168a - Transmission of Probation and Parole Records to the Department

Section 168b - Rules and Regulations

Section 168c - Post-Secondary Schools; Annual Uniform Crime Reports; Campus Security Policies

Section 168d - Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey

Section 168e - Adoption of Policies on Sexual Misconduct Involving Students or Employees

Section 171 - Regulations Generally; Continuing Education Program; Evaluative Information

Section 171a - Right of Applicant to Criminal History Record Prior to Questioning or Adverse Decision; Penalties for Failure to Provide Applicant With Criminal History Information; Maintenance of Written Criminal Offender Record Information Policy

Section 172 - Maintenance of Criminal Offender Record Information in Electronic Format; Accessibility via World Wide Web; Eligibility for Access to Database; Use and Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information

Section 172a - Fee for Request for Criminal Offender Record Information or Self-Audit; Permitted Uses of Revenues Received Under This Section

Section 172b - Children and Families Department; Youth Services Department; Available Information

Section 172b.5 - Local Fingerprint Submission Requirement for Applicants for Licenses in Specified Occupations

Section 172c - Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information to Agencies Employing or Referring Individuals to Provide Services to Elderly or Disabled Persons

Section 172d - Availability of Information to Iv–d Agency

Section 172e - Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information to Long Term Care Facilities, Assisted Living Residences and Continuing Care Facilities

Section 172f - Conviction and Arrest Data Available to Department of Early Education and Care

Section 172g - Children's Camps to Obtain Criminal and Juvenile Data; Employees and Volunteers

Section 172h - Children's Programs to Obtain Criminal and Juvenile Data

Section 172i - Schools to Obtain Criminal Records of Taxicab Employees

Section 172j - Commissioner of Banks to Obtain Criminal Record Information of Applicants for Licensure Pursuant to Chapter 255f; Restriction on Use

Section 172k - Climbing Wall or Challenge Course Program Employee or Volunteer Previously Subject to Record Check; Simultaneous Applications for Record Check

Section 172l - Navigator Organizations Certified by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Under 42 u.s.c. § 18031(i) Required to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information Prior to Hiring New Employee

Section 172m - Person Licensed Pursuant to Sec. 122 of Chapter 140 Required to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information Prior to Hiring New Employee Who May Have Direct and Unmonitored Contact With Firearms, Shotguns or Rifles

Section 172n - Requirements for Professional Licenses; List of Specific Disqualifying Criminal Convictions

Section 172o - Fingerprint-Based Criminal Background Check; Purpose; Process; Requests; Consent; Results

Section 173 - Regulations for Program Research; Monitoring; Access Restricted

Section 174 - Interstate System for Exchange of Record Information; Supervision of Participation by State and Local Agencies; Access Limited; Telecommunications Access Terminals

Section 175 - Right of Subject to Inspect Criminal Offender Record Information; Correction of Inaccurate or Incomplete Information; Procedure; Restrict

Section 176 - Appeal; De Novo Hearing; Equitable Relief

Section 177 - Violations; Civil Liability

Section 178 - Requesting or Obtaining Criminal Offender Record Information or Self-Audit Under False Pretenses; Unlawful Communication of Record Information; Falsification of Record Information; Unlawful Request or Requirement That Person Provide His...

Section 178.5 - Use of Criminal Offender Record Information to Commit Crime Against or Harass Subject; Penalty

Section 178a - Right of Victim of Crime, Witness or Family Member of Homicide Victim to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information of Person Accused or Convicted; Disclosure of Other Information by Criminal Justice Agencies

Section 178b - Death of Offender; Cessation of Restrictions

Section 178c - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 178c to 178p

Section 178d - Sex Offender Registry

Section 178e - Transmission of Registration Data to Criminal History Systems Board, Police Departments, and Fbi

Section 178f - Annual Verification of Registration Data; Homeless Sex Offenders; Juveniles; Disclosure of Information

Section 178f1/2 - Registration by Personal Appearance; Level 2 or Level 3 Sex Offenders

Section 178f3/4 - Global Positioning System Device to Be Worn by Homeless Sex Offender

Section 178g - Termination of Obligation to Register

Section 178h - Failure to Register, Verify Information or Provide Notice of Change of Address; Providing False Information; Penalties

Section 178i - Report Identifying Sex Offender; Request for Information; Confidentiality

Section 178j - Request for Sex Offender Information; Notice of Penalty for Misuse; Data Required to Receive Report

Section 178k - Sex Offender Registry Board; Member Qualifications; Guidelines to Assess Risk of Reoffense; Notification; Information Sharing System Relevant for Determination or Reevaluation of Sex Offender's Level Designation

Section 178l - Classification of Sex Offenders by Board; Hearings; Right to Counsel; Reclassification

Section 178m - Judicial Review of Final Classification

Section 178n - Misuse of Information; Penalties

Section 178o - Liability of Public Officials and Employees for Sex Offender Registry Information

Section 178p - Failure to Comply With Registration Requirements; Right to Arrest; Risk of Reoffense Information Disclosure

Section 178q - Sex Offender Registry Fee

Section 179 - Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Members; Terms; Director; Staff

Section 180 - Powers and Duties in Preserving Underwater Archaeological Resources; State Title; Definition

Section 181 - Nutrition Board; Establishment; Members; Secretary and Executive Secretary; Staff; Appointment

Section 182 - Advisory Function; Duties

Section 182a - Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Advisory Board

Section 182b - Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey to Be Held by Massachusetts Maritime Academy for Educational and Training Purposes and Tourism; Powers

Section 182c - Home Berth

Section 183a - Massachusetts Cost Containment Council

Section 184 - Medicolegal Investigation Commission

Section 184a - Forensic Sciences Oversight Board

Section 185 - Massachusetts Office on Disability; Director; Appointments

Section 186 - Application for Grants; Agreements; Standards and Procedures

Section 187 - Duties and Functions

Section 188 - Availability of Information

Section 189 - Advisory Council; Membership; Duties

Section 191 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 191 to 199

Section 192 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Creation; Financing; Agreements; Regulations

Section 193 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Commissioner

Section 194 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Functions

Section 195 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Advisory Council

Section 196 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Interpreter Referral Service

Section 197 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Telecommunication Devices; Rental, Lease or Sale

Section 198 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Advice to Other Agencies; Provision of Requested Resources

Section 199 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Records; Confidentiality

Section 200 - Fire Safety Commission; Membership; Quorum; Compensation; Duties

Section 201 - Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Board; Procedures

Section 202 - Child Abuse Prevention Board; Members; Term; Executive Director; Removal

Section 203 - Meetings; Reports; Powers and Duties

Section 204 - Employee Involvement and Ownership Commission; Members; Term; Duties

Section 205 - Office for Refugees and Immigrants

Section 206 - State Refugee Coordinator; Duties; Salary; Hours; Appointment of Employees

Section 207 - Powers of Office

Section 208 - Governor's Advisory Council for Refugees and Immigrants; Membership; Functions

Section 208a - Office for Refugees and Immigrants Trust Fund

Section 214 - Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery

Section 215 - Interagency Child Welfare Task Force; Membership; Goals

Section 216 - Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force; Membership; Powers and Duties; Meetings

Section 217 - Commission on Autism; Membership; Powers and Duties; Annual Report

Section 218 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or Stem, Advisory Council; Membership; Powers and Duties; Executive Committee

Section 219 - Commission on Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention

Section 220 - Facial Recognition Searches; Requests; Valid Purposes; Documentation; Reporting; Exceptions

Section 221 - Hate Crimes Task Force