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  • PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
    (Chapters 1 through 182)
  • TITLE II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE
    COMMONWEALTH
  • CHAPTER 6 THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
  • Section 178A Victims; certification to receive information

[Text of section effective until May 4, 2012. For text effective May 4, 2012, see below.]

Section 178A. A victim of crime, witness, or family member of a homicide victim, all as defined by section one of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight B, shall be certified by the board, upon request, to receive criminal offender record information, provided that the request for said information relates to the offense in which such person was involved. Criminal justice agencies may also disclose to such persons 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.


Chapter 6: Section 178A. Right of victim of crime, witness or family member of homicide victim to obtain criminal offender record information of person accused or convicted; disclosure of other information by criminal justice agencies

[Text of section as amended by 2010, 256, Sec. 37 effective May 4, 2012. See 2010, 256, Sec. 145 as amended by 2010, 359, Sec. 102. For text effective until May 4, 2012, see above.]

Section 178A. A victim of crime, witness or family member of a homicide victim, all as defined by section 1 of chapter 258B, may obtain all available criminal offender record information of the person accused or convicted of said crime. Criminal justice agencies may also disclose to such persons such additional information, including, but not limited to, evaluative information, as such agencies determine is reasonably necessary for the security and well being of such persons.