Bill Text: MA H3517 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: That criminal offender record information not include dismissals of criminal charges
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/27 at 1:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H3517 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3517-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
PRESENTED BY:
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
_______________
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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the criminal offender record information system.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera |
10th Hampden |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
_______________
An act relative to the criminal offender record information
system.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. The definition of “Criminal offender record information: in section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
Criminal offender record information shall not include dismissals of criminal charges.
Section 2. Any dismissals of criminal charges in the criminal offender record information system on the effective date of this act shall be purged. This includes and is not limited to continuations without a finding upon their dismissal.