SECTION 1. Section 178L of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after line 78 and before line 79 the following paragraph:
(d) Reclassification. The provisions of this section shall apply to any petition by the board to increase a sex offender’s final classification level and any petition by a sex offender to lower his final classification level. The board shall inform sex offenders requesting reclassification that they have the right to request a hearing under the provisions of this subsection and the right to have counsel appointed if a sex offender is deemed to be indigent as determined by the board using the standards under chapter 211D.
(e) Early Termination. The provisions of this section shall apply to any petition by a sex offender to terminate his registration obligation after ten years, pursuant to G. L. c. 6, §178G. The board shall inform sex offenders requesting early termination that they have the right to request a hearing under the provisions of this subsection and the right to have counsel appointed if a sex offender is deemed to be indigent as determined by the board using the standards under chapter 211D.
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