Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 900.00 - Executive Clemency: Generally
Section 900.05 - Documents as Public Records

Universal Citation: 120 MA Code of Regs 120.900

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) The petition for commutation of sentence or pardon of offenses and all supporting documentation shall be public records upon filing of the petition with the Office of the Governor.

(2) Any supporting documentation or testimony presented at a commutation or pardon hearing shall become a public record upon completion of the hearing. Any documents or testimony submitted subsequent to a hearing, and the Advisory Board of Pardons recommendation to the Governor, shall become public records upon receipt by the Governor of the Advisory Board of Pardons recommendation.

(3) Notwithstanding 120 CMR 900.05(1) and (2), the Advisory Board of Pardons may designate any information as confidential, and such information shall be transmitted to the Governor under seal. Information designated confidential shall not be considered a public record. See M.G.L. c. 127, § 154.

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