Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 265:13N: Transmission of conviction information for misdemeanor offense having as element the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of deadly weapon where victim or intended victim was family or household member to department of criminal justice information services
What this law says, in plain English
When a court convicts someone of a misdemeanor involving physical force or threatened deadly weapon against a family/household member, the court must report conviction details to criminal justice information services and the federal background check system.
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