GREENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT

• Annually the month of their birthday with the sex offender registry (Level 1) or with the police department in the city or town in which they reside (Level 2 & 3).  An offender who receives their annual letter to register has 5 days from receiving the letter to register with the police department in the city or town where they reside.
• An offender already classifed (Level 2 or 3) and being released from jail has 48 hours to appear at the police department in the city or town where they reside to register.
• Homeless offenders living in a shelter must verify information every 45 days at the police department in the city or town where they reside.

Sex Offenders Moving into Massachusetts 

All sex offenders must register within 2 days of moving into the Commonwealth from another jurisdiction.

Sex Offenders Moving within Massachusetts from One Address to Another

All sex offenders must register their current and new address at least 10 days prior to:

• Moving to a different city or town in the Commonwealth; or
• Moving within the same city or town in the Commonwealth.

Out of State Sex Offenders Working in Massachusetts

• Sex offenders residing in locations outside of Massachusetts, but who are employed in the Commonwealth, must register within 2 days of beginning employment.

  • A person is working in Massachusetts if they come into Massachusetts to work at a full-time or part-time job for a period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during any calendar year, whether compensated or uncompensated.

Changes of Work Addresses for All Sex Offenders

• Sex offenders must register their current and new work address at least 10 days prior to changing a place of employment.

Sex Offenders Moving Out of Massachusetts

Sex offenders must notify the Board of their new address at least 10 days prior to moving out of the Commonwealth.  Sex offenders who committed their sex offenses in Massachusetts, were convicted of sex offenses in Massachusetts courts, and are required to register in Massachusetts, must register as a sex offender in any state the offender takes up residence, works in, or attends school.

Level 3 Sex Offenders Living in Nursing Homes

It is a crime for a Level 3 sex offender to "knowingly and willingly" live in 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 DPH under G.L. c. 111,  § 71. Penalties for committing this crime are as follows:

• First conviction: imprisonment for not more than 30 days in a jail or house of correction;
• Second conviction: imprisonment for not more than 2 ½ 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
• Third and subsequent conviction: 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.

Out of State Sex Offenders Attending Massachusetts Schools

• Sex offenders residing in locations outside of Massachusetts, who are required to resister as sex offenders in the state in which they but who are also enrolled in any school in the Commonwealth, must register within 10 days of attending the school.
• All other out of state sex offenders who attend Massachusetts schools must register within 10 days of attending, transferring to, or transferring from the school if the school is an Institution of Higher Learning which is any public or private post secondary educational, vocational, professional or trade institution, college, university, or school.