Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, § 2LLL (2026)

Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification Trust Fund

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Section 2LLL. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Firearms Fingerprint Identity–Verification Trust Fund. Amounts credited to such fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to the department of state police to finance fingerprint identification verifications with the fingerprint records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigations or any other federal agency for the verification of firearms license applicant identities. $25 of the fees assessed under section 121F, 131A and 131F of chapter 140 shall be deposited into the fund. The funds shall be utilized for the sole purpose of making payments charged to the department by the Federal Bureau of Investigations or other entity for fingerprint identification verification.

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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: O'Connell v. Gross (D. Mass. 2020).

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O'Connell v. Gross (D. Mass. 2020). “140, § 130B; see also Mass. Gen Laws ch. 29, § 2LLL (establishing Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification Trust Fund to support state police background check system).”

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