Bill Text: MA H3534 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Restrict access to certain criminal offender record information

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/27 at 1:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H3534 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3534-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Byron Rushing

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act Relative to Outdated CORI.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

William Lantigua

16th Essex

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Steven J. D'Amico

4th Bristol

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Relative to Outdated CORI.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 172 of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:—

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, the board shall adopt regulations providing that agencies or individuals granted access under clause (b) or clause (c) shall not be given access to criminal offender record information that the commissioner of probation has the authority to seal under Section 100A of Chapter 276. These regulations shall in no way restrict access to criminal offender record information by criminal justice agencies.

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