Public Records Requests

-Chapter 66 & 10 require that “a custodian of a public record shall, within 10 business days following receipt of a request shall comply with such request.

-Note when a report is released it will be redacted per G.L.c4,sec.7,cl26(c)(privacy exemption) due to the sensitive nature of these records as a medical file or information the disclosure of which may constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy(such as date of birth, phone numbers, license numbers issued by RMV etc.)and does not include any possible juvenile, or medical information of parties that may have been part of incident (other than what you own and what you are entitled to under Mass Public Law)

-Note exception (f) investigatory Materials: “Redactions may be appropriate where they serve to preserve the anonymity of voluntary witnesses. The voluntary participation of witnesses is crucial in reporting and solving
crimes.