Level 1 Sex Offenders
Where the Sex Offender Registry Board determines that the risk of
re-offense by an offender is low and the degree of dangerousness posed
to the public by that offender is not such that a public safety
interest is served by public availability, the Board shall give that
offender a Level 1 designation. Information on Level 1 offenders will
not be available to the public. Neither the police nor the Board have
authority to disseminate information to the general public identifying
a Level 1 offender. Information identifying Level 1 offenders may only
be given to the department of correction, any county correctional
facility, the department of youth services, the department of social
services, the parole Board, the department of probation and the
department of mental health, all city and town police departments and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for law enforcement purposes.
Level 2 Sex Offenders
Where the Board determines that the risk of re-offense 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.
The public shall have access to the information regarding a level 2
offender through the Local Police Departments and through the Sex
Offender Registry Board.
Level 3 Sex Offenders
Where the Board determines that the risk of re-offense 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. The public shall have access
to the information regarding a level 3 offender through the Local
Police Departments and through the Sex Offender Registry Board.
Sexually Violent Predators
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
sentencing court at that point may determine by a preponderance of the
evidence, whether such sex offender is a Sexually Violent Predator. The
public shall have access to the information regarding a Sexually
Violent Predator through the Local Police Departments and through the
Sex Offender Registry Board.