Categories of Access to Fingerprint based criminal record checks

Requesting Agency/Employer	What will appear on a fingerprint result?	iCORI System will NOT Return	
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)	•	All adult arrests regardless of arraignment status both in Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All Massachusetts adult and adjudicated as an adult convictions/non-convictions and pending offenses

•	All out-of-state adult convictions, non-convictions, and pending offenses
•	All Federal and international arrests/charges, including but not limited to deportation and immigration proceedings
	•	Juvenile offenses in Massachusetts

•	Out-of-state juvenile offenses according to each individual states law

•	Sealed offenses (Massachusetts only)

•	Out-of-state sealed records if listed on the fingerprint result/disposition

•	Civil offenses in Massachusetts

•	Massachusetts arraignments with a civil disposition
	
K-12 Employer (ESE)
	•	All adult arrests regardless of arraignment status both in Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All Massachusetts adult and adjudicated as an adult convictions/non-convictions and pending offenses

•	All out-of-state adult convictions, non-convictions, and pending offenses
•	All Federal and international arrests/charges, including but not limited to deportation and immigration proceedings
	•	Juvenile offenses in Massachusetts

•	Out-of-state juvenile offenses according to each individual states law

•	Sealed offenses (Massachusetts only)

•	Out-of-state sealed records if listed on the fingerprint result/disposition

•	Civil offenses in Massachusetts

•	Massachusetts arraignments with a civil disposition
	
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
	•	All arrests regardless of arraignment status both in Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All adult and juvenile convictions, non-convictions and pending offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All federal and international arrests/charges, including but not limited to deportation and immigration proceedings.

•	All civil offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All sealed offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state
		
Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)
	•	All arrests regardless of arraignment status both in Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All adult and juvenile convictions, non-convictions and pending offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All federal and international arrests/charges, including but not limited to deportation and immigration proceedings.

•	All civil offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state

•	All sealed offenses in both Massachusetts and out-of-state
	Any sealed, juvenile, civil, or non-incarcerable offenses.	

Requestor Types, CORI Access Levels, and Purposes Effective Date: May 4, 2012	
Requestor Type	Level(s) of CORI Access	Purpose(s) for CORI requests	
Amusement Device
Operators	
Required 1	
employment and volunteers	
Assisted Living
Facilities	
Required 2	
employment and volunteers	
Banks	Required 1	employment and volunteers	
Camps	Required 3	employment, volunteers and americorp volunteers	
College, University, or Technical Inst.	
Standard and Required 1	standard-employment and volunteers; required 1 for clinical program placements and americorps volunteers	

Consumer Reporting Agencies	

Standard; multiple possibilities for on behalf of client requests	standard for the purpose of screening its own employees; for
requests on behalf of a client, will receive the same level of CORI and purpose for which the client is entitled	
Councils on Aging	Required 2	employment and volunteers	
Day Care Centers	Required 2	employment, volunteers and americorp volunteers	

Employers (Wal-Mart, McDonalds, etc.)	

Standard	

employment and volunteers	
EOHHS funded vendors	
Required 1	
employment and volunteers	
Agencies	Required 1	employment and volunteers	
Hospitals	Required 1	employment and volunteers	
Hospitals (Public)	Required 1	employment and volunteers	
In-Home Care	Required 2	employment and volunteers	

Insurance Companies	
Required 1	
employment and volunteers	

Lawfirm	

Standard	

employment and volunteers	
MA Municipalities	Mulitiple possibilities-Standard, Required 1 or Required 2	employment, volunteers, licensing	
MA State Agencies	Mulitiple possibilities-Standard, Required 1 or Required 2	employment, volunteers, licensing	

Requestor Type	Level(s) of CORI Access	Purpose(s) for CORI requests	
Nursing Homes	Required 2	employment and volunteers	
Out of State -
Municipalities	
Standard	
employment, volunteers, licensing	
Out of State - State
Agencies	
Standard	
employment, volunteers, licensing	
Private Investigators	Required 1	employment and volunteers	
Private Landlord	Standard	housing applicants	
Private Schools
(Accredited in MA)	
Required 2	
employment and volunteers	
Private Schools (Not Accredited in MA)	
Standard	
employment and volunteers	
Management Company (Private)	
Standard	
employment, volunteers and market rate housing	
Property
Management Company (Public)	

Standard and Required 1	
standard for employment,volunteers and market rate housing; Required 1 for public/subsidized housing	
Public Housing
Authorities	
Standard and Required 1	
standard for employment and volunteers; Required 1 for housing	
Public Schools
(Accredited in MA)	
Required 2	
employment and volunteers	
Public Schools (Not
Accredited in MA)	
Standard	
employment and volunteers	
Real Estate Agency	Standard	employment, volunteers and market rate housing	
Religious
Organizations	
Required 2	
employment and volunteers	
Security Guard Companies	
Required 1	
employment and volunteers	
Security Systems Installers	
Required 1	
employment and volunteers	
Organizations (Progs for adults)	
Standard and Required 1	standard:  employment and volunteer; required 1:  americorps volunteers	
Organizations (Progs for children under 18)	
Required 2	
employment and volunteers