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Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title II — PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES · Chapter 22A

Section 3: Rules and regulations

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Section 3. The director with the advice and consent of the colonel of state police shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall
(1)insure the accuracy of the data contained in the central register;
(2)prescribe the manner in which reports to the central register shall be made;
(3)prescribe the manner which inquiries to the central register shall be made and processed;
(4)prescribe the manner and extent of dissemination of the data contained in the central register to law enforcement personnel, other interested parties and the public; and
(5)insure the prompt removal of all obsolete data from the central register.
The department shall not charge a fee for providing information in response to inquiries made pursuant to this section.
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