(1) The Division of
Police Certification, in consultation with the Division of Police Standards,
shall establish, by a date adopted by a vote of the Commissioners, and
thereafter shall maintain, a database containing records for each certified law
enforcement officer including, but not limited to:
(a) The date of initial
certification;
(b) The date of any
recertification;
(c) The records of
completion of all training and all in-service trainings, including the dates
and locations of said trainings, as provided by the MPTC and the Department of
State Police;
(d) The date of any
written reprimand and the reason for said reprimand;
(e) The date of any suspension and the reason
for said suspension;
(f) The date
of any arrest and the charge or charges leading to said arrest;
(g) The date of, and reason for, any internal
affairs complaint;
(h) The outcome
of an internal affairs investigation based on an internal affairs complaint;
(i) The date of any criminal
conviction and crime for said conviction;
(j) The date of any separation from
employment with a law enforcement agency and the nature of the separation
including, but not limited to, suspension, resignation, retirement or
termination;
(k) The reason for any
separation from employment including, but not limited to, whether the
separation was based on misconduct or whether the separation occurred while the
appointing law enforcement agency was conducting an investigation of the
certified individual for a violation of an appointing law enforcement agency's
rules, policies, procedures or for other misconduct or improper
action;
(l) The date of
decertification, if any, and the reason for said decertification;
(m) Any other information as may be required
by the Commission; and
(n) Any
other information expressly required by M.G.L. 6E, § 4(h).
(2) The Division of Police
Standards shall establish, by a date adopted by a vote of the Commissioners,
and thereafter shall maintain, a database containing information related to the
following for each officer serving on or after July 1, 2021:
(a) The officer's receipt of complaints
including, but not limited to:
1. The
officer's appointing law enforcement agency;
2. The date of the alleged incident and the
date of the complaint;
3. A
description of circumstances of the conduct that is the subject of the
complaint; and
4. Whether the
complaint alleges that the officer's conduct:
a. Was biased on the basis of race,
ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, mental or
physical disability, immigration status or socioeconomic or professional
level;
b. Was
unprofessional;
c. Involved
excessive, prohibited or deadly force; or
d. Resulted in serious bodily injury or
death;
(b)
Allegations that the officer was untruthful;
(c) The officer's failure to follow
Commission training requirements;
(d) The officer's decertification by the
Commission;
(e) Discipline of the
officer imposed by a law-enforcement agency;
(f) The officer's termination for
cause;
(g) Any other information
the Commission deems necessary or relevant; and
(h) Any other information expressly required
by M.G.L. 6E, § 8(e).
(3) The Commission may combine the databases
prescribed by
555
CMR 8.05(1) and (2) within a
single database.