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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1733
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act expanding opportunities for individuals in the criminal offender record information
system.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1733
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1733) of
David M. Rogers relative to opportunities for individuals in the criminal offender record
information system. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4158 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act expanding opportunities for individuals in the criminal offender record information
system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Clause (3) of the second sentence of subsection (a) of section 172 of chapter 6 of the
2General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the
3second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- Criminal offender
4record information made available under this section shall be limited to the following: (i) felony
5convictions or findings of not guilty by reason of insanity for 10 years following the disposition
6thereof, including termination of any period of incarceration or custody, (ii) misdemeanor
7convictions for 5 years following the disposition thereof, including termination of any period of
8incarceration or custody, and (iii) pending criminal charges, which shall include cases that have
9been continued without a finding until such time as the case is dismissed pursuant to section 18
10of chapter 278 except cases for individuals with no prior criminal record that have been 2 of 2
11continued without a finding until such time as the case is dismissed pursuant to said section 18 of
12said chapter 278 unless the case is delineated in section 100J of chapter 276; and provided
13further, that a violation of section 7 of chapter 209A and a violation of section 9 of chapter 258E
14shall be treated as a felony for purposes of this section. For purposes of this clause, “pending
15criminal charges” shall mean charges pending in a Massachusetts court where a disposition has
16not yet been entered, except a pending misdemeanor criminal charge for an individual with no
17existing prior criminal record and a pending charge that is not delineated in section 100J of
18chapter 276.