Code of Massachusetts Regulations
501 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Title 501 CMR 15.00 - Standards For Identification Cards For Active Duty Law Enforcement Officers
Section 15.05 - Requirements

(a) Any Law Enforcement Officer who loses an issued identification card, or whose card is stolen, shall immediately report the loss or theft to a superior officer of the Law Enforcement Agency. The superior officer shall ensure that the card is entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a stolen article. Lost or stolen cards that are subsequently recovered shall be cancelled in NCIC. If a replacement card was issued, the original card shall be destroyed.

(b) Law Enforcement Agencies shall replace lost, damaged or stolen identification cards in a timely manner.

(c) Law Enforcement Officers shall not loan or give their identification cards to any person, other than a superior officer of their Law Enforcement Agency.

(d) Identification cards shall expire on a schedule established by the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Law Enforcement Agency issuing the card. A Law Enforcement Officer shall return an expiring card as soon as a new one is issued.

(e) Law Enforcement Officers are responsible for applying for a new identification card whenever there is a change in the Law Enforcement Officer's name, rank or department.

(f) The issuing Law Enforcement Agency shall immediately demand the return of an identification card from any Law Enforcement Officer who is suspended, terminated or out of compliance with the definition of Law Enforcement Officer, or when the officer resigns, transfers or retires.

(g) Each Chief Law Enforcement Officer shall issue and enforce a Law Enforcement Agency policy and/or procedure requiring adherence with 501 CMR 15.00.