General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 41 Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts - Section 97D Confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses; violations; penalties

Section 97D. All reports of rape and sexual assault or attempts to commit such offenses and all conversations between police officers and victims of said offenses shall not be public reports and shall be maintained by the police departments in a manner which will assure their confidentiality. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

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