Violations of Outside Social Science Research

(1) Violations of 103 CMR 180.00 on outside research or other department regulations in the course of the research may lead to removal of permission to conduct the current study and any further research. (2) Violations of 803 CMR 8.00: Obtaining Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) for Research Purposes with regard to CORI may subject the violator to civil or criminal liability under M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 177 and 178. M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 177 and 178 provide that it is a criminal offense to knowingly disclose to anyunauthorized person or agencyanycriminal offender record information concerning an individual or to knowingly falsify any criminal offender record information. Unauthorized access to or dissemination of criminal offender record information is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both for each knowing violation. Any such dissemination is also subject to a suit for civil damages and/or a civil fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $1,000.00 for each such knowing violation.