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MA Gen L ch 22c § 34 (2021)
2021 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 34 - Hate Crime Data Reports; Public Record

Section 34. The crime reporting unit shall summarize and analyze reports of hate crime data which shall be received by said unit. Said unit shall transmit copies of all such reports regarding hate crime data to the governor, the attorney general, the joint committees on public safety, criminal justice and the judiciary, and the senate and house committees on ways and means. Such annual reports shall be a public record.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 35 (2021)
2021 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 35 - Availability of Hate Crime Data to Law Enforcement and Other Agencies

Section 35. The crime reporting unit shall cause any hate crime data collected to be made available for use by any law enforcement agency and shall also be made available to any unit of local government, to any state agency and to the general public in a manner consistent with the requirements of sections one hundred and sixty-seven and one hundred and sixty-eight of chapter six. Dissemination of such information shall be subject to all confidentiality requirements otherwise imposed by law.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 36a (2021)
2021 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 36a - Identifying and Locating Information From Records; Individuals Wanted on Default or Arrest Warrants

Section 36A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the department of state police, including the state police violent fugitive arrest squad, and local police departments, shall be provided with identifying information upon request from the records or files of any agency, department, commission, division or authority of the commonwealth for the sole purpose of identifying and locating individuals wanted on default or arrest warrants; provided, that only identifying information including, but not limited to, name, date of birth, all pertinent addresses, telephone number and social security number shall be made available to the state police and local police departments. Information about any individual, except the individual against whom a default or arrest warrant was issued, may not be requested by the departments under this section.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 37 (2021)
2021 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 37 - Release or Discharge of Persons Confined for Certain Sexual Assaults and Other Crimes; Notification to Department and Local Authorities

Section 37. Not less than seven days before the time set for the release or discharge on parole, or otherwise, of any person confined in a penal or reformatory institution of the commonwealth or of any county under sentence for an assault of an indecent nature under section thirteen A of chapter two hundred and sixty-five, for a violation of any provision of sections thirteen B, 13B1/2, 13B3/4 or twenty-two to twenty-four, inclusive, of said chapter two hundred and sixty-five, of sections sixteen, seventeen, thirty-four or thirty-five of chapter two hundred and seventy-two, and so much of section fifty-three of said chapter two hundred and seventy-two as pertains to lewd, wanton and lascivious persons in speech or behavior or to persons guilty of indecent exposure, or of any person confined in any facility, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, or in the Bridgewater state hospital, who was removed thereto after conviction of a violation of any such provision or was committed thereto during the pendency of a complaint or indictment for a violation of any such provision, the officer in charge of such institution, department or hospital, as the case may be, shall notify the colonel in writing of such intended release or discharge; provided, that if any person is released or discharged as aforesaid under such circumstances that it is not possible for the officer in charge to comply with the foregoing provision, he shall so notify the colonel as soon as possible that such person will be or has been released or discharged as aforesaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the colonel shall furnish to the police authorities of each city and town, and to each district attorney within the commonwealth the name of the person referred to in such notice, his known aliases, if any, his last known address, his age, height and weight, his photograph, a description of his fingerprints, a summary of his criminal history and a list of any institutions for the insane and departments for defective delinquents in which he has been known to have been confined, and such other information as the colonel deems necessary.  In all cases covered by this section where a fine is imposed or sentence suspended, the clerk of court shall furnish release data to the colonel of state police on forms furnished by him.  In all cases where a person has been found guilty of any offense of similar nature to those enumerated above in any court of competent jurisdiction outside of the commonwealth and the colonel has knowledge that such person has been released or resides within the commonwealth, the aforesaid descriptive data insofar as available may be furnished to the police authorities of each city and town and to each district attorney, within the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 38 (2021)
2021 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 38 - Criminal Information Section; Duties and Functions

Section 38. The criminal information section of the department shall be charged with the following duties and functions:  (a) Said section shall collect, by investigation of its own and by receipt from other law enforcement agencies, information concerning organized crime, organized illegal gambling, and other illegal activities generally described as rackets, including information as to the identity and doings of persons who engage in, promote, operate or participate in such activities and of persons arrested for the illegal use, sale or possession of harmful drugs or narcotics.  (b) Said section shall maintain files of all such information which it collects and receives, and shall serve as a clearinghouse of intelligence for all law enforcement agencies within the commonwealth concerning such activities and such persons, and may provide to and receive for similar agencies outside the commonwealth any such information. Any police department of the commonwealth, or any of its political subdivisions, may, by request, in the form and manner prescribed by said section, receive such information as is in the files of said section concerning such activities and such persons in which said police department has an official interest. Such clearinghouse functions of said section shall constitute a cooperative relationship between said section and said police departments; and if in the discretion of the head of said section, responding to such request for information might interfere with an investigation being carried on by some other department or by said section, he may, with the approval of the colonel, deny the request. 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 record shall remain subject to the regulations of said board.  (c) Said section shall from time to time advise the local police departments of new schemes or rackets which may come to its attention, of new devices, techniques, methods of operation, and other matters of interest relating to such activities and such persons, so that the police of the commonwealth and its political subdivision shall be better informed and thus better able to enforce the laws with respect to such activities and such persons.  (d) The clerk of any court in which a person is convicted of a crime involving illegal gaming of any kind, drug and narcotic violations, the sale or possession of pornographic literature or the improper solicitation or use of funds for charitable purposes, shall forthwith report such conviction to said section. The probation officer of said court shall furnish to the clerk a description of any person so convicted, which shall be on a form prescribed by the colonel.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 39 (2021)
2021 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 39 - Chemical Analysis of Narcotic Drug or Drug Substitute, etc.; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 39. (a) The department shall, free of charge, or the University of Massachusetts Medical School shall, under section 36B of chapter 75, make a chemical analysis of any narcotic drug, any synthetic substitute for the same, any preparation containing the same, or any salt or compound thereof, and of any poison, drug, medicine or chemical submitted to it by police authorities, as the department shall approve for this purpose; provided, however, that neither the department nor the medical school shall conduct such analysis unless it is satisfied that the analysis submitted to it is to be used in connection with the enforcement of law.  (b) A certificate by a chemist or analyst or other designated employee of the department or of the University of Massachusetts medical school of the result of the chemist's or analyst's or other designated employee's analysis, signed and sworn to by that chemist or analyst or other designated employee, shall be prima facie evidence of the composition, quality and, when appropriate, net weight of the substance or any mixture containing the substance.  (c) A signed certificate of drug analysis furnished by an analyst, assistant analyst or other designated employee of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice which conforms with the requirements of this section shall be prima facie evidence of the composition, quality and, when appropriate, net weight of the substance or any mixture containing the substance.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 39a (2021)
2021 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 39a - Analysis of Samples of Alcoholic Beverages

Section 39A. The department shall analyze, in accordance with sections 36 to 39, inclusive, of chapter 138, all samples of alcoholic beverages, as defined in section 1 of said chapter 138, submitted to it for that purpose by police authorities as provided in said section 36 if satisfied that the analysis is to be used in enforcing the laws.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 39b (2021)
2021 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 39b - Procedural Rules and Policies for Testing and Analysis of Drug Samples; Quality Assurance Program

Section 39B. The director of the crime laboratory within the department shall establish procedural rules and policies governing the department's testing and analysis of drug samples and shall establish a quality assurance program for the department, which shall include proficiency standards for its laboratories and analysts responsible for performing drug testing and analysis. The procedural rules and quality assurance program shall be compatible with the laboratory's accreditation procedural rules and shall establish compatible laboratory techniques, laboratory equipment, supplies, computer software and acceptance criteria for laboratory accreditation.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 40 (2021)
2021 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 40 - Narcotics Unit; Duties and Functions

Section 40. The narcotics unit within the criminal information section shall be charged with the following duties and functions: to investigate all violations of the narcotic and harmful drug laws of the commonwealth; to arrest all violators of such laws; and to cooperate with the department of the attorney general in training personnel assigned to the narcotics unit in practices and procedures relating to the narcotic and harmful drug laws pursuant to section eleven C of chapter twelve.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 41 (2021)
2021 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 41 - Chemist's Analysis for Presence of Sperm Cells; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 41. A certificate by a chemist of the department of the result of analysis made by him for the presence of a sperm cell or cells or seminal fluid on or in any material or substance furnished him by a police officer of any department, signed and sworn to by such chemist, shall be prima facie evidence of the presence of a sperm cell or cells or seminal fluid on or in such material or substance.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 42 (2021)
2021 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 42 - Motor Vehicle Ownership Records; Certified Copies; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 42. In proceedings under sections twenty-seven A, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, one hundred and eleven A and one hundred and thirty-nine of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, certified copies of any motor vehicle or trailer ownership records, including computer records, in the possession of the registrar of motor vehicles, attested by the registrar or his designee or, if the motor vehicle or trailer is registered or titled in another state, such records similarly certified by the keeper of records of the appropriate motor vehicle department, shall be admissible as proof of ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer and shall be prima facie evidence that the use of the motor vehicle or trailer was unauthorized. If the defendant rebuts such evidence, the commonwealth may be granted a reasonable continuance to enable the owner of the vehicle to be brought into court to testify.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 43 (2021)
2021 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 43 - Persons Affected by Orders of Department; Appeals

Section 43. Any person affected by an order of the department or of a division or officer thereof, may, within such times as the colonel may fix, which shall not be less than ten days after notice of such order, appeal to the colonel who shall thereupon grant a hearing, and after such hearing the colonel may amend, suspend or revoke such order. Any person aggrieved by an order approved by the colonel may appeal to the superior court; provided, that such appeal is taken within fifteen days from the date when such order is approved or made. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon such appeal to annul such order if found to exceed the authority of the department or upon petition of the colonel to enforce all valid orders issued by the department. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person of the right to pursue any other lawful remedy.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 44 (2021)
2021 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 44 - Destruction or Disposal of Certain Entertainment Permit Applications or Reports

Section 44. The colonel may after two years destroy or otherwise dispose of applications for approval of entertainments on Sunday, inspection reports of theaters and halls under the state building code, and applications for permits for special exhibitions of pictures. Any proceeds received from their disposal shall be paid to the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 45 (2021)
2021 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 45 - Property Lost, Stolen or Taken From Arrested Persons; Unclaimed Property; Public Auction

Section 45. If money, goods or other property which has been stolen, lost, abandoned or taken from a person under arrest comes in the possession of an officer or other employee of the department by virtue of his office or employment, he shall deliver the same to the person designated by the colonel to receive the same and shall thereupon be relieved from further responsibility therefor. If no person proves ownership of such money, goods or other property within six months, the colonel may cause the same, except money unclaimed, to be sold at public auction at such place and time and by such person as the colonel may designate. Notice of the time and place of sale, with a description of the property, shall be given by publishing the same once in a newspaper published in the county where the property was found or taken as aforesaid.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 46 (2021)
2021 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 46 - Perishable Property; Property Deteriorating in Value; Public Auction

Section 46. Such property, if perishable or liable to deteriorate greatly in value by keeping, or the value of which will probably be less than the expense of keeping, may be sold at public auction at such place and at such time within six months and by such person as the colonel may designate, such notice of the time and place of sale as the colonel may deem reasonable and proper first being given.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 47 (2021)
2021 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 47 - Proceeds From Public Auctions

Section 47. The proceeds of such sales, together with such unclaimed money, after deducting all reasonable charges and expenses incurred on account of such property, shall be accounted for and paid to the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 48 (2021)
2021 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 48 - Claim by Owner After Public Auction; Payment to Owner

Section 48. If, within two years and six months after such money has come into the possession of an officer or other employee of said department or within two years after any such sale, the owner claims such property and proves ownership to the satisfaction of the colonel, the amount of such unclaimed money or the proceeds of the sale of such property, after deducting reasonable expenses, shall be paid to him by the state treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 49 (2021)
2021 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 49 - Police Reports; Indication of Domestic Abuse

Section 49. The form used by an investigating police officer to make a report concerning any incident, offense or alleged offense investigated or any arrest made shall provide a space to indicate whether such incident, offense, alleged offense or arrest involved abuse as defined in section one of chapter two hundred and nine A.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 50 (2021)
2021 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 50 - Police Officers' Duties on Reservations

Section 50. Upon requisition of the commanding officer or other person in charge of a reservation of the United States of America, the colonel, or the mayor or the selectmen of any city or town the territory of which adjoins or includes, in whole or in part, such reservations, may provide police officers, who shall perform such police duties within such reservation as such commanding officer or other person may assign to them, and who shall, while on such assignment, have the authority, immunities and privileges that they would have while acting as duly appointed and qualified police officers elsewhere within the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 51 (2021)
2021 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 51 - Special State Police Officer Appointments Upon Petition by Railroad Corporation

Section 51. The colonel, upon the petition of a railroad corporation, or of a railway company, or of The Boston Terminal Corporation, or of Railway Express Agency, Inc., or of a common carrier of passengers by water for hire having a usual place of receiving or discharging passengers within the commonwealth, may from time to time appoint as special state police officers as many of the persons designated in said petition and being citizens of the United States as it may deem proper, for the purposes and with the powers hereinafter set forth. Any person, appointed as a special state police officer upon the petition of a railroad corporation, may act as a police officer upon the premises and vehicles of any corporation transporting passengers or property by motor vehicle under the joint control and management of said corporation and said railroad corporation, which, for the purposes of this and sections fifty-two and fifty-three, shall be considered as being the premises, cars and vehicles of said railroad corporation.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 52 (2021)
2021 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 52 - Records of Appointments Under Sec. 51

Section 52. A record of all such appointments, made pursuant to section fifty-one, shall be kept by the department, and shall be open to public inspection, and such appointment shall constitute the person or persons named therein railroad, railway, railway express or steamboat police, respectively, in any city or town where the petitioner corporation or company referred to in section fifty-one operates its cars, vehicles, boats or vessels, or the carrier so referred to is accustomed to receive or discharge passengers or freight, or steamboat police upon the premises and at the wharves and landing places and upon the boats and vessels of such carrier by water, while within the boundaries of the commonwealth, and shall be conclusive evidence of the regularity of their appointment.