MA S1124

Reduces the time period for criminal record availability from 10 years to 7 years for certain offenses, and from 5 years to 3 years for others under CORI regulations

Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services to include a written statement about presumption of innocence when providing information about pending charges or offenses that did not result in conviction

Mandates automatic sealing of juvenile records immediately upon final disposition when the offense did not result in an adjudication, eliminating the need for juveniles to file a petition to seal

Requires automatic sealing of adult criminal records immediately upon final disposition when the offense did not result in a conviction, with no waiting period required for non-convictions (excluding "guilty file" dispositions)

Grants individuals with sealed records the right to access their own sealed records without obtaining a court order, with copy fees waived for indigent persons