INSTRUCTIONS
Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services
Victim Services Unit
200 Arlington Street, Suite 2200, Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone Number 617.660.4690 Fax Number 617.660.5973
mass.gov/cjis/vsu
Questions? Call the DCJIS VSU at (617) 660-4690 for assistance!
Read the following instructions carefully before filling out the application form so that it can be processed correctly.
Check one of the three boxes at the top of the application form to indicate if this is a Request for Notice of Offender
Release, Request for Access to CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information), or Change of address only. If you
check the "Change of address only" box, complete section F only.
Section A: APPLICANT INFORMATION
Clearly print your name, formerly known as/other names (if
you have any), mailing address, residential address (if
different), telephone number where you can be reached, and
e-mail address (if you prefer to be contacted by e-mail in lieu
of standard mail).
Enter your date of birth.
Applicant Type: Check the box that most accurately describes
your relationship to the offender: Victim, Witness, Concerned
Citizen (Citizen Initiated Petition), or Family Member. *If you
are a Parent/Guardian of a minor witness, please provide the
minor witness name.
Applicant Relationship to Victim: If your Applicant Type is not
Victim or Witness, check the box that most accurately
describes your relationship to the victim.
Provide as much additional information as you have (e.g. last
four digits of social security number, gender, ethnicity, race,
and special accommodations). Please note that providing this
information is optional.
Note: It is your responsibility to keep the DCJIS VSU informed
of changes to your personal information.
Section D: CASE INFORMATION
Section B: VICTIM INFORMATION
(Complete Section B only when Applicant Type is Family
Member)
Clearly print the victim name.
Enter victim date of birth.
Check the box that most accurately describes your
relationship to the victim.
Section C: OFFENDER INFORMATION
Clearly print offender name and offender alias names (if any).
Enter offender date of birth and social security number. Check
the box that most accurately describes the offender's gender.
Enter the offender's Massachusetts Probation Central File
(PCF) Number.
Provide offender ethnicity and race (if available).
Note: Provide as much information as you can in this section so we
can be sure that we have the correct offender involved in your case.
Clearly print the docket number. *Docket number and
*Custodial Agency are required to fully process your
application for Notice of Offender Release. Custodial Agency
is not required for Access to CORI applications.
If you do not have a docket number, you must provide
related case information. Any one (1) of the following items
qualifies as related case documentation: Police Report;
District Attorney Summons; or Letter from a Prosecutor
Victim Witness Advocate. If you do not have a Docket
Number, attach your related case documentation to your
completed application and mail it to the DCJIS Victim
Services Unit at the address above.
Provide any optional information you have for housing
facility/supervising agency, custodial agency, and
commitment number.
Section E: ADVOCATE INFORMATION
Section G: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Section H: APPLICANT SIGNATURE
Clearly print your advocate's name (if you have one),
mailing address, county, telephone number, fax number,
and e-mail address (if available).
The Victim Rights Law (M.G.L. c. 258B) allows victims,
witnesses, and family members of minor, deceased, or
incompetent victims to be notified by the appropriate
custodial authority whenever the offender is transferred to a
less secure facility, escapes from custody, or receives a
temporary, provisional, or final release. In addition, any
person who reasonably believes that his/her safety is at risk
from an offender may apply for notification. The Criminal
Offender Record Information (CORI) Law (M.G.L. c.6,
s.178A) mandates that victims, witnesses, family members
of deceased, incompetent, or minor aged victims, and
parent/guardians of minor witnesses shall, upon request, be
certified to receive CORI from criminal justice agencies. The
CORI Law also mandates that any person who reasonably
believes that his/her physical safety is at risk by an inmate
shall, upon request, be notified, in advance, of an
offender's release under a Citizen's Initiated Petition
(Concerned Citizen).
You must sign and date the form for DCJIS VSU to process.
Forms without a signature will be returned.
DCJIS VSU FORM 0001
Clearly print your approved file/certification #, name, new
mailing address, new residential address (if different), and
telephone number where you can be reached if necessary.
Section F: CHANGE OF ADDRESS