Code of Massachusetts Regulations
803 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES
Title 803 CMR 9.00 - Victim Notification Registry (VNR)
Section 9.06 - Eligibility for CORI Access

Universal Citation: 803 MA Code of Regs 803.9

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) A victim of crime, a witness, or a family member of a homicide victim, all as defined in M.G.L. c. 258B, may register in the VNR to obtain all available CORI of the person accused or convicted of said crime.

(2) All information received pursuant to 803 CMR 9.06 is confidential and shall not be shared by the victim, witness, or family member with any other individual or entity, except as reasonably necessary for the security and well-being of the victim or as provided by law, provided however, that the use of this information to harass or commit a crime against the subject of the CORI is prohibited and is subject to the penalties set forth in M.G.L. c. 6, § 1781/2.

(3) An individual registered for CORI access shall receive:

(a) all pending criminal charges, including cases continued without a finding of guilt, as well as misdemeanor convictions and felony convictions dating from the subject's 18th birthday and, if the subject was adjudicated as an adult while younger than 18 years old, information relating to those offenses;

(b) information regarding charged criminal offenses that did not result in a conviction; and

(c) all criminal convictions and information relating to those offenses for which the subject was adjudicated as an adult while younger than 18 years old.

(4) Criminal justice agencies may also disclose to individuals registered for CORI access such additional information, including, but not limited to, evaluative information, as such agencies determine in their discretion is reasonably necessary for the security and well-being of such persons.

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