Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 276:100K: Expungement of record resulting from false identification, an offense no longer a crime at time of expungement, error or fraud
What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows courts to expunge criminal records in cases involving false identification, decriminalized offenses, law enforcement errors, witness errors, court employee errors, or fraud, when the court finds clear and convincing evidence and determines expungement serves justice.
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