Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 22c - The Department of State Police
Section 36 - Identification of Criminals; Furnishing of Information to Other Departments and States; Transmission of Information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cases Where Fingerprint Identification Sent Though Interstate Identification In...

Section 36. The colonel shall provide within the department for receiving, arranging and keeping proper means for the identification of criminals and for the furnishing of means of identification of criminals to police departments of cities and towns, to the department of correction, to any sheriff's department, to the parole board and to prosecuting officers within the commonwealth. He may in his discretion furnish means of identification of criminals to proper officers in other states and in foreign countries. He may secure means of identification including measurements, photographs, fingerprints and other means, so that known criminals may be identified in the commonwealth. The colonel shall, on his own initiative, or upon request of the chief police officer of any city or town, sheriff, commissioner of correction, chairman of the parole board, or of any district attorney within the commonwealth, furnish to such chief police officer, sheriff, commissioner, chairman or district attorney such information as he has in his possession which may tend to assist in the identification of or apprehension of criminals. Systems operated by the department of criminal justice information services, pursuant to sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of chapter six, may be used for such record keeping purposes provided that such records shall remain subject to the regulations of said board.
In any juvenile or adult criminal case in which a fingerprint identification has been transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal history record information through the bureau's Interstate Identification Index, the department shall also transmit the case disposition information, including any order of dismissal and any order to seal or expunge a record. The transmission of any sealing order to the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be accompanied by an order to seal such information within the bureau's Interstate Identification Index. The transmission of any expungement order to the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be accompanied by an order to expunge such information within the bureau's Interstate Identification Index.
If the department transmits a fingerprint identification of a juvenile to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal history record information through the bureau's Interstate Identification Index, the department shall also promptly transmit an order to seal such information within the bureau's Interstate Identification Index.
The executive office of public safety and security shall promulgate regulations to assure that the necessary offense based tracking number is included with criminal offender record information so as to support the transmission of case disposition information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 22c - The Department of State Police

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Department; Supervision and Control

Section 3 - Colonel of State Police; Powers and Duties

Section 4 - Divisions; Heads of Divisions

Section 5 - Division of Field Services

Section 6 - Division of Investigation and Intelligence; Investigation and Prosecution of State Firearm Crimes; Criminal Firearms and Trafficking Unit

Section 7 - Division of Special Police Services

Section 8 - Division of Support Services

Section 9 - Experts, Clerks and Assistants; Appointment and Removal

Section 10 - Appointments to Department of State Police; Governor's Authorization; Restrictions

Section 10a - State Police Cadet Program

Section 11 - Appointment for Initial Enlistment; Competitive Examination; Eligible List

Section 12 - Misdemeanors Committed in Presence of On-Duty Uniformed Member; Enforcement Powers

Section 13 - Charges Against Uniformed Member; Trial; Review: Suspension; Other Disciplinary Actions

Section 14 - Felony or Controlled Substance Convictions; Receipt of Gratuities for Official Services

Section 15 - Oath of Office

Section 16 - Expenses for Injuries Sustained During Employment

Section 17 - Estimate of Expenses and Patrolling Time; Recommendation of Appropriations

Section 18 - Additional Work Time; Compensation

Section 19 - Uniforms and Identification Cards; Rules and Regulations; Violations

Section 20 - Training Programs for Newly Enlisted and Uniformed Department Members

Section 21 - Training Programs for City or Town Police Officers and Certain State Employees

Section 22 - Evaluation Reports; Annual Filing

Section 23 - Affirmative Action Office; Responsibilities; Annual Report

Section 24 - Separation From Employment Due to Lack of Work or Money or Abolition of Positions; Reinstatement

Section 24a - Persons Retired for Disability; Certification for Reinstatement

Section 25 - Notice for Promotional Examinations; Right to Appeal Questions or Results; Regulations

Section 26 - Promotion of Uniformed Members; Factors for Consideration; List of Eligible Members

Section 27 - Vacancies in Titles of Lieutenant Colonel and Major

Section 28 - Period of Service Requirements for Certain Appointments

Section 28a - Base Salaries; Review of Salary Schedule; Adjustments

Section 29 - Agreement With Massachusetts Department of Transportation for Police Services; Contents

Section 30 - Port Authority; Agreement for Police Services; Contents

Section 31 - Water Resources Authority; Agreement for Police Service; Contents

Section 32 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 33 to 35

Section 33 - Collection of Hate Crime Data; Regulations

Section 34 - Hate Crime Data Reports; Public Record

Section 35 - Availability of Hate Crime Data to Law Enforcement and Other Agencies

Section 36 - Identification of Criminals; Furnishing of Information to Other Departments and States; Transmission of Information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cases Where Fingerprint Identification Sent Though Interstate Identification In...

Section 36a - Identifying and Locating Information From Records; Individuals Wanted on Default or Arrest Warrants

Section 37 - Release or Discharge of Persons Confined for Certain Sexual Assaults and Other Crimes; Notification to Department and Local Authorities

Section 38 - Criminal Information Section; Duties and Functions

Section 39 - Chemical Analysis of Narcotic Drug or Drug Substitute, etc.; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 39a - Analysis of Samples of Alcoholic Beverages

Section 39b - Procedural Rules and Policies for Testing and Analysis of Drug Samples; Quality Assurance Program

Section 40 - Narcotics Unit; Duties and Functions

Section 41 - Chemist's Analysis for Presence of Sperm Cells; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 42 - Motor Vehicle Ownership Records; Certified Copies; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 43 - Persons Affected by Orders of Department; Appeals

Section 44 - Destruction or Disposal of Certain Entertainment Permit Applications or Reports

Section 45 - Property Lost, Stolen or Taken From Arrested Persons; Unclaimed Property; Public Auction

Section 46 - Perishable Property; Property Deteriorating in Value; Public Auction

Section 47 - Proceeds From Public Auctions

Section 48 - Claim by Owner After Public Auction; Payment to Owner

Section 49 - Police Reports; Indication of Domestic Abuse

Section 50 - Police Officers' Duties on Reservations

Section 51 - Special State Police Officer Appointments Upon Petition by Railroad Corporation

Section 52 - Records of Appointments Under Sec. 51

Section 53 - Swearing in of Special State Police Officers; Licenses; Duration of Appointment

Section 54 - Aid to Governor in Performance of Duties

Section 56 - Agents of Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 57 - Agents of Humane Societies and Associations; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 58 - Port of Boston Authority Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 59 - Employees of Mental Health or Developmental Services Departments; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 60 - Public Health Department Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 62 - Employees of Soldiers' Homes; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 63 - Employees of Colleges, Universities, Other Educational Institutions and Hospitals; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 64 - Civil Defense Agency Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 65 - Middlesex County Sanatorium Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 66 - Employment and Training Division Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 67 - State Lottery Commission Employees; Appointment as Special Officers

Section 68 - Special State Police Officers; Appointment; Powers and Duties

Section 69 - Standards of Skill for Special Officers Licensed Under Secs. 56 to 68; Rules and Regulations

Section 70 - Gaming Enforcement Unit

Section 71 - Amber Alert Plan; Activation

Section 72 - Special Audit Unit

Section 73 - Maintenance of Certification or Accreditation From State or Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agency