555 CMR, § 12.04

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024
Section 12.04 - Law Enforcement Agency Reporting of Information
(1) Each law enforcement agency shall report to the Commission regarding the following, without request, pursuant to 555 CMR 1.01: Review of Complaints by Agency if that regulation is applicable, or otherwise immediately:
(a) The satisfaction of conditions associated with an agency officer's conditional officer certification or conditional SRO certification;
(b) Each placement of an agency officer's name, or change of an agency officer's status or listing, in the National Decertification Index maintained by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
(c) The arrest of any agency officer, lodging of any criminal charge against such an individual, or disposition of any criminal charge against such an individual;
(d) The assertion and disposition of any claim against any agency officer or other agency member in a civil action that relates to the member's service in law enforcement;
(e) The completion of in-service training required of an agency officer whose officer certification or SRO certification has been administratively suspended pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, §§ 3 and/or 9;
(f) The satisfaction of conditions required of an agency officer whose officer certification or SRO certification has been suspended, restricted, or limited pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, §§ 3, 9, and/or 10;
(g) The completion of retraining required of an agency officer pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, §§ 3 and/or 10(d);
(h) Each material change in any circumstances, condition, or matter that provided the foundation for:
1. Any agency recommendation that the Commission suspend or revoke an individual's officer certification or SRO certification;
2. Any agency recommendation that the Commission order an officer to undergo retraining;
3. Any action by the Commission or any part of the Commission to pursue a suspension or revocation of the officer certification or SRO certification of an agency officer; or
4. Any order that an agency officer undergo retraining; and
(i) Any change in:
1. Contact information for the officer that has been provided to the Commission;
2. Whether the officer is employed by the agency;
3. Whether the officer is on an agency-imposed suspension;
4. Whether the officer is on a period of leave of four weeks or more; or
5. Information regarding the officer's collective bargaining unit, or a representative of such a unit, that has previously been provided to the Commission.
(2) Each law enforcement agency shall also provide the following to the Commission, in accordance with Commission instructions:
(a) Records of completion of training by officers;
(b) Any materials provided or presented to officers in connection with any training;
(c) Records concerning individuals elected or appointed to serve as constables within the agency's area of jurisdiction; and
(d) Any other records, or categories of records, designated by the Commission.
(3) Each law enforcement agency shall additionally:
(a) Report information to the National Use of Force Data Collection Database maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to 555 CMR 6.07(2);
(b) Make all reports required by M.G.L. c. 31, § 67, if not exempt from the statute's requirements; and
(c) To the extent feasible, report information to:
1. The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database maintained by the United States Department of Justice; and
2. The National Violent Death Reporting System maintained by the United States Centers for Disease Control.
(4) Each law enforcement agency shall make diligent efforts to ensure accuracy in reporting information to the Commission or otherwise reporting information pursuant to 555 CMR 12.00.

555 CMR, § 12.04

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1534, eff. 11/8/2024.