Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22E, § 9 (2026)

Confidentiality of records

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Section 9. All DNA records collected pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person or agency unless such disclosure shall be authorized by this chapter. DNA records shall not be stored in a criminal offender record information system operated by the department of criminal justice information services pursuant to sections 167 to 178, inclusive, of chapter 6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: Landry v. Attorney Gen., 429 Mass. 336 (Mass. 1999).

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Landry v. Attorney Gen., 429 Mass. 336 (Mass. 1999). “G. L. c. 22E, § 9. The Act states that the director is to forward a DNA record to local police departments, to the Department of Correction, to a sheriff’s department, to the parole board, or to prosecuting officers on written or electronic request.”

Somnuk Viriyahiranpaiboon v. Dep't of State Police, 756 N.E.2d 635 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001). “See G. L. c. 22E, § 9 (DNA records collected as part of State DNA database are confidential and disclosure is strictly limited).”

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