Massachusetts Statutes

§ 100P — Exclusion of general public from proceedings relating to petition for expungement

Massachusetts § 100P

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 276SEARCH WARRANTS, REWARDS, FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, ARREST, EXAMINATION, COMMITMENT AND BAIL. PROBATION OFFICERS AND BOARD OF PROBATION

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100P (2026).

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Section 100P. The court shall exclude the general public from any judicial proceeding where the court will be hearing a petition for an expungement admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.

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Rewards offered by aldermen, selectmen or mayor; determination of claims

§ 100

Detailed reports of probation work; records; accessibility of information

§ 100A

Requests to seal files; conditions; application of section; effect of sealing of records

§ 100B

Requests to seal delinquency files or records; conditions; sealing by commissioner; notice for compliance; effect of sealing; limited disclosure

§ 100C

Sealing of records or files in certain criminal cases; effect upon employment reports; enforcement

§ 100D

Availability of sealed criminal record information

§ 100E

Definitions applicable to Secs. 100E through 100U

§ 100F

Petition for expungement of record as adjudicated delinquent or youthful offender

§ 100G

Petition for expungement of record of conviction

§ 100H

Petition for expungement of record without adjudication as delinquent or youthful offender or conviction

§ 100I

Certification of eligibility for expungement

§ 100J

Offenses excluded from eligibility of record for expungement

§ 100K

Expungement of record resulting from false identification, an offense no longer a crime at time of expungement, error or fraud

§ 100K 1/4

Expungement of record resulting from certain possession or cultivation of marijuana offenses

§ 100L

Duty of clerk of court and commissioner of criminal justice information to expunge court records and police logs upon order issued pursuant to Secs. 100F, 100G, 100H or 100K

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