In accordance to the “Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act” of 2000, which amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, the Jeanne Clery Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy act of 1974, Quincy College is providing a link to the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board. This act requires institutions of higher education to issue a statement advising the campus community where law enforcement information provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. It also requires sex offenders already required to register in a State to provide notice of each institution of higher education in that State at which the person is employed, carries a vocation, or is a student. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, convicted sex offenders must register with the Sex Offender Registry Board maintained by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security is responsible for maintaining this registry. Follow the link below to access the Sex Offender Registry Board website http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/sorb

If you have questions regarding access to sex offender information, you may contact General Counsel, Jessica Cherry, J.D. By email: jcherry@quincycollege.edu or phone: 617-984-1774.

The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) provides information on Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders via the Internet pursuant to Chapter 6, Sections 178C – 178P, of the Massachusetts General Laws. Registry information so provided shall be used for the purposes of the administration of criminal justice, screening of current or prospective employees, volunteers or otherwise for the protection of the public in general and children in particular. Unlawful use of the information for the purposes of committed a crime or threatening to commit a crime against a sex offender or of engaging in illegal discrimination or harassment is prohibited and is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both. (M.G.L. Ch. 6, Section 178N and Ch. 275, Section 4)

Policy History:

Updated: July 2024; August 2024

Original: March 2014

Updated: August 2021, October 2022