803 CMR 2.16
Required Dissemination of CORI
(1) Each employer, volunteer organization, or governmental licensing agency shall provide a
copy of a subject’s CORI or other criminal history information, and shall disclose the source of
the information, to him or her:
(a) before asking any questions about the subject’s criminal history; and
(b)
before making an adverse employment, volunteer, or licensing decision based on the
subject's CORI.
(2) Each employer, volunteer organization, or governmental licensing agency that is overseen,
regulated, or supervised by a governmental entity shall, upon request, disseminate CORI relating
solely to the requestor’s employees or licensees to that governmental entity’s staff in order for
the governmental entity to ensure that the requestor is in compliance with the governmental
entity’s regulations, policies, or procedures.