Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 555 CMR - PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION › Title 555 CMR 8.00 - Databases and Dissemination of Information › Section 8.06 - Public Database

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Commission
			 shall establish, by a date adopted by a vote of the Commissioners, and
			 thereafter shall maintain, a public database of information concerning
			 individuals who, at any point since July 1, 2021, have served as an officer or
			 have been certified.
(2) The public
			 database must be searchable and accessible to the public through the
			 Commission's official website.
(3)
			 Except as provided in
			 555
			 CMR 8.06(4), the public
			 database shall make the following available to the general public, to the
			 extent that the information is possessed by the Commission:
(a) These forms of information for each
			 officer identified in
			 555
			 CMR 8.06(1):
1. The officer's first name and
			 surname;
2. The officer's current
			 certification status in Massachusetts, provided that, if the officer is
			 challenging, or has the opportunity to challenge, a certification decision
			 before the Commission or any of its personnel in accordance with a Commission
			 regulation or policy, the officer's status shall be listed as under review or
			 described in a comparable manner;
3. The dates on which the officer, in
			 Massachusetts, was first certified, was most recently certified, and ceased
			 being certified;
4. All of the
			 officer's employing law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and elsewhere,
			 and the dates of the officer's employment with such law enforcement
			 agencies;
5. Commendations received
			 by the officer in connection with the officer's service in law
			 enforcement;
6. The date of, and
			 reason for, any decertification by the Commission or by a comparable body in
			 any other jurisdiction;
7. The
			 beginning date and end date of, and the reason for, any suspension of
			 certification by the Commission;
8.
			 As to any retraining order issued by the Commission, the date of the order, the
			 reason for the order, the type of retraining ordered, and any date of
			 completion of the retraining ordered;
9. A copy of each final opinion, decision,
			 order, set of findings, and vote issued by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L. c.
			 6E, § 10 in connection with any proceedings concerning the officer,
			 accessible in a commonly available electronic format; and
10. A summary of the officer's disciplinary
			 record, which may incorporate information provided by law enforcement agencies
			 that have employed the officer, and which shall list:
a. Complaints against the officer;
b. The final disposition of each listed
			 complaint;
c. The nature of any
			 discipline imposed as a result of each listed complaint;
d. Whether each complaint was submitted
			 anonymously; and
e. Whether each
			 complaint was submitted under the pains and penalties of
			 perjury.
11. For each
			 decision and action referenced in the database that is being challenged through
			 a proceeding before the Commission, the Civil Service Commission, an
			 arbitrator, or a court, an accompanying notation of that fact;
			 and