82B - Use of Criminal Record Systems - 2019

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82B-Use of Criminal Record Systems Policy & Procedure Page 2 of 8 Definitions  Criminal History Systems Board (CHSB): The CHSB consists of eighteen members and provides for and exercises control over the installation, operation and maintenance of processing and data communication systems, the Criminal Offender Record Information System and other duties as provided in 803 CMR.ii There contact information is listed below: • 200 Arlington Street Suite 2200 Chelsea, MA 02150 Main Phone: (617) 660-4600 Fax: (617) 660-4613 TTY: (617) 660-4606 Web Page: www.mass.gov/cjis  Criminal Justice Agency: A state or federal court with criminal jurisdiction or a juvenile court; state, county or local police; any government agency which incarcerates or rehabilitates juvenile offenders as its principal function; or any government agency which has primary responsibility to perform duties relating to: • Crime prevention, including research or the sponsorship of research; • The apprehension, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, or rehabilitation of criminal offenders; or • The collection, storage, dissemination or usage of CORI.  Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS): The computer system maintained by the CHSB which contains criminal justice information, including criminal histories, records of wanted persons and stolen property, judicial restraining orders, and missing persons.  Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI): Records and data in any communicable form compiled by a criminal justice agency which concern an identifiable individual and relate to the following: • The nature and disposition of a criminal charge; • An arrest; • A pretrial proceeding; • Other judicial proceedings; • Sentencing; • Incarceration; • Rehabilitation; • Release; or • May include a juvenile tried as an adult.