Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice...
Please take this opportunity to gain a better understanding of what services our agency provides to the residents of the Commonwealth and to the nation.
Our Organization
Key Resources
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Contact Information:
200 Arlington Street
Suite 2200
Chelsea, MA 02150
Main Phone: (617) 660-4600
Fax: (617) 660-4613
TTY: (617) 660-4606 - Helpful Phone Numbers
- Directions to DCJIS
- DCJIS Internal Email
Current Firearms Records Bureau (FRB) License Processing Time
As of February 6, 2012 the FRB is currently approving and printing licenses that were submitted for review by police departments in the fourth week of January (January 22-28).
Current Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Request Processing Time
Listed below are the CORI Request Processing Times as of January 27, 2012.
CORI Web: 4-6 Business Days
Disk Requests: 4-6 Business Days
Paper Requests: 4-6 Business Days
Personal Requests: 5-10 Business Days
Changes to CORI Certification
Beginning Monday October 24, 2011, the DCJIS will stop processing CORI Certification applications EXCEPT for those agencies statutorily required to access CORI. All current CORI certifications have been extended through May 4, 2012. If your organization has a current CORI Certification, you will not be required to apply for re-certification.Any agency which is not CORI Certified as of 10/24/2011 will be required to submit publicly accessible CORI requests. Please click
here
for additional information
I Want to Request My Own CORI
Adult Criminal Record Request Form
Juvenile Criminal History Request Form
I Want to Request Someone Else's CORI
Public Access
Advocates
Attorneys
Child Care Providers
Elderly or Disabled Persons Request to Screen Caretaker
I Want to Seal My Criminal Record
How to Read a CORI
CORI Forms and Applications
CORI Certification
I am Currently, or I Want to Become, a CORI Certified Agency
How to Become a CORI Certified Agency
Model CORI Policy
Policy for Administrators Conducting CORI Checks of Agency Submitters
Submit CORI Checks
CORI Complaints
I Want to File a CORI Related Complaint
Correcting a Criminal Record
Establishing Yourself as a Victim of Identity Theft
Improper Access and/or Dissemination Complaint Form
Complementary Content
News & Updates
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DCJIS Newsletter Issue 3
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Municipal Civil Fingerprinting Bulletin
- Upcoming CORI Trainings
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iCORI Project Progress Report November 2011
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iCORI Project Progress Report
- Online Firearms Transaction Recording...
- Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)...
- Notice- E-FA-10 (Online Firearms Transaction...
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Changes to CORI Certification
- See All News & Updates