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.

Key Resources

Mass.gov Improved Usability

Our website sports a new look. We listened to your feedback and we’ve redesigned the site to improve your online experience.

- Pages are clean, streamlined, more readable and easier to scan.

- New navigation to help you find what you want quickly and easily.

- Effective information organization so you will click and scroll less.

The new site is a significant advancement designed to meet the expectations of customers for a quality online experience.

Current Firearms Records Bureau (FRB) License Processing Time

As of February 1, 2012 the FRB is currently approving and printing licenses that were submitted for review by police departments in the third week of January (January 15-21).

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 pdf format of    CORI_Certification_Changes.pdf  for additional information