SENATE, No. 1003

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1003) of Richard T. Moore and Edward G. Connolly for legislation to authorize the public inspection of juvenile offender records. The Judiciary

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC INSPECTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER RECORDS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 199 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 60 A, as amended by section 6 of chapter 200 of the acts of 1996, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 60A. The records of a youthful offender delinquency proceeding shall be open to public inspection in the same manner and to the same extent as adult criminal court records; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to provide access to privileged or confidential communications or information; and provided further, that such protection shall be construed to include information and communications entered at indictment.