Application Forms

(1) Disclosure of Criminal Records (a) No initial employment application form may ask whether an applicant has a criminal record. Only a candidate who has been first determined otherwise eligible for a position subject to a CORI and given a conditional offer of employment subject to consideration of any criminal record, may be asked to complete a supplemental form requiring the disclosure of the candidate’s criminal record. No inquiry may be made inconsistent with M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4, para 9, referenced under 101 CMR 15.05(1). (b) Any other criminal record information will be obtained in accordance with101 CMR 15.06(2). (2) CORI Authorization Forms and Consent (a) The hiring authority will ensure that a candidate provides consent to a CORI investigation and, where applicable, to the periodic conduct of further CORI investigations during the course of employment. (b) All candidates must complete an appropriate CORI Acknowledgement Form and in accordance with DCJIS regulations at 803 CMR 2.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the hiring authority shall verify the candidate’s identity by forms of documentation as determined by DCJIS. If the hiring authority is unable to verify a subject’s identity and signature in person, the subject may submit a completed CORI Acknowledgment Form acknowledged by the candidate before a notary public. (c) The hiring authority will also inform the candidate that his or her CORI may be utilized by qualified mental-health professionals conducting themselves in conformance with 101 CMR 15.09 and by EOHHS, EOHHS agency, or vendor program personnel responsible for carrying out the provisions of 101 CMR 15.00.