Legal Opinion
Doe, SORB No. 76819 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 1, 2018No. SJC 12462PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
*952 In this companion case to Noe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 5340 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd ., 480 Mass. ----, 102 N.E.3d 409 , 2018 WL 3637075 (2018) ( Noe No. 5340 ), we consider the burden and quantum of proof in cases in which sex offenders seek termination of their duty to register under the State's sex offender registry law, G. L. c. 6, §§ 178C - 178Q. We also address the requirement imposed on the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) to hold hearings in reclassification and termination proceedings requested by the sex offender within a reasonable amount of time. Finally, we address…
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