Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100D (2026)

Availability of sealed criminal record information

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Section 100D. Notwithstanding any provision of section 100A, 100B, or 100C of this chapter, criminal justice agencies as defined in section 167 of chapter 6 shall have immediate access to, and be permitted to use as necessary for the performance of their criminal justice duties, any sealed criminal offender record information as defined in section 167 of chapter 6 and any sealed information concerning criminal offenses or acts of delinquency committed by any person before he attained the age of 17.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Pon, 14 N.E.3d 182 (Mass. 2014).

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Commonwealth v. Pon, 14 N.E.3d 182 (Mass. 2014). · cites it 3× “6, § 172 (a) (1); G. L. c. 276, § 100D; St. 2010, c. 256, §§ 21, 133.”

Doe v. Bd. of Reg. in Med. (Mass. 2020). “See G. L. c. 276, § 100D. We disagree for several reasons.”

Commonwealth v. Zoe, 128 N.E.3d 93 (Mass. App. Ct. 2019). “Nor are we reaching the board's claim that it qualifies as one of the "criminal justice agencies" authorized to use sealed criminal records pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 100D. Finally, we do not address when, if ever, parties other than "criminal justice agencies" could gain…”

Mark Gravito v. Commonwealth (Mass. 2025). “On the one hand, pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 100D, "criminal justice agencies," a term that does not include the defendant,[8] continue to have access to records sealed under the automatic sealing statute, arguably suggesting that the Legislature intended to preclude the…”

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