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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 258C COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES
  5. Section 15 Confidentiality of records connected to claim for crime victim compensation

Section 15

Section 15: Confidentiality of records connected to claim for crime victim compensation

[ Text of section added by 2025, 9, Sec. 89 effective July 1, 2025. See 2025, 9, Sec. 138.]

  Section 15. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all records and information received, obtained or maintained by the agency in connection with any claim for crime victim compensation shall be confidential and privileged. All records and information shall not be disclosed by the agency or by anyone who receives such records or information from the agency.

  (b) Nothing in this section shall preclude disclosure of records or information:

  (i) for the processing of a claim by the agency or responding to an action in court seeking review of a decision by the agency;

  (ii) consisting of information exchanged between the claimant or the claimant's authorized representative and the agency if the claimant or the claimant's authorized representative consents to such disclosure in writing; or

  (iii) upon an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.