Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

These consolidated cases concern the process for classifying sex offenders under the sex offender registration and community notification act (act), G. L. c. 6, §§ 178C-1780. Two Superior Court judges ruled that those individuals classified as level three offenders have constitutionally protected *91liberty and privacy interests sufficient to require evidentiary hearings before a final classification and before they may be required to register and their registration information may be disseminated to the public. They also ruled that the sex offender registry board (board) has the burden of…