Bill > S1294

This bill establishes a drug trafficker registry within the Massachusetts Bureau of Investigation, which will be jointly supervised and maintained with the Department of Public Health, to identify individuals convicted of specific drug offenses, including violations of Chapter 94C sections 32(a), 32E(b), or 32E(c). The registry will contain personal information such as name, date of birth, and photograph of convicted "drug traffickers," defined as those found guilty of these specific drug crimes, and will be accessible to law enforcement and the public online through the Department of Public Safety's website. The Massachusetts Bureau of Investigation is tasked with creating rules to ensure the registry's accuracy, including procedures for updating or removing information if a conviction is reversed or records are sealed, and will receive conviction judgments from court clerks and lists of incarcerated or supervised release individuals from the Department of Corrections. Law enforcement and public employees acting in good faith will be protected from civil or criminal liability for disseminating this information, and individuals will be removed from the registry seven years after their most recent qualifying conviction.