Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 555 CMR - PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION › Title 555 CMR 8.00 - Databases and Dissemination of Information › Section 8.03 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
								555 CMR
			 8.00 incorporates all definitions set forth in
			 555
			 CMR 2.02:
Definitions
,
			 except those definitions of terms that are defined in
			 555
			 CMR 8.03(2).
(2) For the purposes of
			 555 CMR
			 8.00, the following terms have the following meanings,
			 unless the context requires otherwise:
Agency
. An "agency" as defined in
				M.G.L. c. 30A, § 1.
Certification
. Certification or
				recertification of a law enforcement officer pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E,
				§§ 3(a) and 4, regardless of whether it is conditioned, limited,
				restricted, or suspended.
Commission
. The Massachusetts Peace
				Officer Standards and Training Commission established pursuant to M.G.L c. 6E,
				§ 2 as an agency, including its Commissioners and its staff.
Complaint
. A complaint that must be
				reported to the Commission pursuant to
				555
				CMR 1.01(1):
Transmittal of Complaint by Agency to Commission
.
Compulsory Legal Process
. A demand
				that is issued by or through a federal or state court or party to litigation,
				including any demand made by summons, subpoena, discovery request, or judicial
				order.
Deadly Force
. "Deadly force" as that
				term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Decertification
. A revocation of
				certification made by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, § 10, an
				action distinct from a denial, a nonrenewal, or an expiration of
				certification.
Division of Police Certification
. The
				Division of Police Certification of the Commission established pursuant to
				M.G.L. c. 6E, § 4(a)(1).
Division of Police Standards
. The
				Division of Police Standards of the Commission established pursuant to M.G.L.
				c. 6E, § 8(a).
Executive Director
. The Executive
				Director of the Commission appointed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, § 2(g) or
				that person's designee for relevant purposes.
Law Enforcement Agency
. A "law
				enforcement agency" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
MPTC
. The Municipal Police Training
				Committee established within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 116.
Officer
. A "law enforcement officer"
				as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Personal Data
. "Personal data" as that
				term is defined in M.G.L. c. 66A, § 1.
RAO
. The Commission Records Access
				Officer designated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 66 and
				950 CMR
				32.00:
Public Records Access
, or that
				person's designee for relevant purposes.
Record, Information, and Data
. Any
				form of record, document, written material, or data, regardless of whether it
				constitutes a "public record" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7,
				cl. 26 or "personal data" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 66A.
Records Request
. A request for
				Commission records made pursuant to, and in conformance with, M.G.L. c. 66,
				§ 10.
Untruthful
. "Untruthful" as that term
				is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Vote of the Commissioners
. A vote
				sufficient to satisfy the requirements of M.G.L. c. 6E, §
				2(e).