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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1457 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1059
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brendan P. Crighton
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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 relative to the integrity of state data systems.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird EssexLindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/28/2025 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1457 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1059
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1059) of Brendan P. Crighton and
Lindsay N. Sabadosa for legislation relative to access to justice. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 941 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to the integrity of state data systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after definition of “Criminal justice agencies”
3the following definition:-
4 “Criminal justice duties”, those duties described in the definition of criminal justice
5agency which the specific agency is authorized by law to perform, and which an individual is
6authorized by the agency to perform in their official capacity. Criminal justice duties shall also
7include use of the criminal justice information system for criminal justice employment and
8background checks as well as licensing where the criminal justice agency is the licensing
9authority. Criminal justice duties shall not include duties for the purpose of effectuating civil 2 of 2
10arrests or initiating, investigating, prosecuting, or otherwise pursuing civil or administrative
11proceedings.
12 SECTION 2. Section 167A of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
13inserting after clause (i) the following clause:-
14 (j) The department shall not disclose to any federal agency or permit any federal agency
15to access any files, data, or other information from the Massachusetts registry of motor vehicles
16for purposes of civil immigration enforcement, provided that information concerning a particular
17identified individual may be disclosed upon receipt of a valid probable cause warrant signed by a
18judge. The attorney general is authorized to bring an action in state or federal court to quash,
19modify, or otherwise contest any demand for information not in accordance with the
20requirements of this paragraph.
21 SECTION 3. Said section 172 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further
22amended by inserting, in line 161, after the word “databases” the following words:- ; provided
23that criminal offender record information shall not be accessed or disclosed for any non-criminal
24justice purpose, including civil enforcement duties; and further provided that the director of any
25such federal agency has certified in writing subject to penalty of perjury that such database is
26used solely for the performance of criminal justice duties and the department has taken
27reasonable steps to confirm the accuracy of such certification to its satisfaction.