Dissemination of CORI by a CJA

(1) CORI may be provided to another criminal justice agency for authorized criminal justice purposes. (2) A CJA with official responsibility for a pending criminal investigation or prosecution may disseminate CORI that is specifically related to and contemporaneous with such investigation or prosecution. (3) A CJA may disseminate CORI that is specifically related to and contemporaneous with: (a) the search for or apprehension of any person; or (b) a disturbance at a penal institution. (4) A CJA may disseminate to principals or headmasters CORI relating to a student 18 years of age or older charged with or convicted of a felony offense, provided that the information given to school officials is limited to the felony offense(s) that may subject the student to suspension or expulsion pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c.71, § 37H½. (5) A CJA may disclose CORI for the purpose of publishing information in the department's daily log as required by M.G.L. c. 41, § 98F. A CJA may disseminate CORI as otherwise authorized by law in the interest of public safety. (7) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 175, a CJA may disseminate CORI to the individual to whom it pertains or to the individual's attorney with a signed release from the individual. The CORI provided shall be limited to information compiled by the CJA, such as a police report prepared by the CJA. When providing CORI in accordance with this paragraph, a CJA may not provide any CORI obtained through CJIS. (8) If an individual seeks to access the individual's national criminal history, the individual shall contact the FBI. Likewise, requests for driver history information shall be submitted to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. All other information contained in CJIS shall only be disseminated to other criminal justice agencies for authorized criminal justice purposes. (9) Any requests for an individual's statewide CORI shall be directed to DCJIS.