803 CMR, § 10.05

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024
Section 10.05 - Background Check Requirements
(1) As mandated by M.G.L. c. 6, § 172M, gun dealers shall obtain from the DCJIS all available criminal offender record information (CORI) prior to accepting a person as an employee to determine the suitability of such individual if the person will have direct and unmonitored contact with firearms, shotguns, or rifles.
(2) In order to obtain CORI for this purpose, gun dealers shall register for an iCORI account and submit CORI requests as provided in 803 CMR 2.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
(3) Gun dealers mandated by M.G.L. c. 6, § 172M to conduct CORI checks on employees are subject to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 168 through 178B and 803 CMR 2.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
(4) A gun dealer who has no employees shall submit a form, specified by the DCJIS Commissioner, to the DCJIS attesting to the fact that he or she is exempt from the provisions of M.G.L. c. 6, § 172M.
(5) Failure to comply with the background check requirements set forth in 803 CMR 10.05 shall be reported by the DCJIS to the local licensing authority that issued the gun dealer's license.

803 CMR, § 10.05

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1333, eff. 2/24/2017.