Section 13. All records of the office of inspector general shall be confidential unless, it is necessary for the inspector general to make such records public in the performance of his duties, and shall not be public records as defined in section seven of chapter four.
Violation of the provisions of section nine and section ten relative to the secrecy of proceedings by the inspector general or any member of the staff, or by any member of the inspector general council, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General
Section 2 - Establishment of Office; Appointment and Removal of Inspector General
Section 3 - Inspector General Council; Establishment
Section 4 - Employees; Appointment and Removal, Salaries, Qualifications
Section 5 - Inspector General; Salary
Section 6 - Rules and Regulations
Section 9 - Inspection of Records and Papers; Investigations; Summons
Section 10 - Reports to Attorney General or United States Attorney
Section 12 - Annual and Interim Reports
Section 13 - Confidentiality of Records