SECTION 1. Chapter 126 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following section:-
Section 40. A law enforcement agency, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, or a political subdivision of the commonwealth shall not make any information in its databases or other record-keeping systems available to any entity for enforcement of any federal program requiring registration of persons on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ethnicity, or age, or maintain any records system, government file or database for purpose of registering persons based in whole or in part on those categories. Any agreements inconsistent with this section are null and void; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall prohibit or restrain a law enforcement agency or the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles from sending to, or receiving from, any local, state, or federal agency, information regarding citizenship or immigration status, consistent with 8 U.S.C. section 1373.
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