(2) For the purposes of
555 CMR
8.00, the following terms have the following meanings,
unless the context requires otherwise:
Agency
. An "agency" as defined in
M.G.L. c. 30A, § 1.
Certification
. Certification or
recertification of a law enforcement officer pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E,
§§ 3(a) and 4, regardless of whether it is conditioned, limited,
restricted, or suspended.
Commission
. The Massachusetts Peace
Officer Standards and Training Commission established pursuant to M.G.L c. 6E,
§ 2 as an agency, including its Commissioners and its staff.
Complaint
. A complaint that must be
reported to the Commission pursuant to
555
CMR 1.01(1):
Transmittal of Complaint by Agency to Commission.
Compulsory Legal Process
. A demand
that is issued by or through a federal or state court or party to litigation,
including any demand made by summons, subpoena, discovery request, or judicial
order.
Deadly Force
. "Deadly force" as that
term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Decertification
. A revocation of
certification made by the Commission pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, § 10, an
action distinct from a denial, a nonrenewal, or an expiration of
certification.
Division of Police Certification
. The
Division of Police Certification of the Commission established pursuant to
M.G.L. c. 6E, § 4(a)(1).
Division of Police Standards
. The
Division of Police Standards of the Commission established pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 6E, § 8(a).
Executive Director
. The Executive
Director of the Commission appointed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, § 2(g) or
that person's designee for relevant purposes.
Law Enforcement Agency
. A "law
enforcement agency" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
MPTC
. The Municipal Police Training
Committee established within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 116.
Officer
. A "law enforcement officer"
as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Personal Data
. "Personal data" as that
term is defined in M.G.L. c. 66A, § 1.
RAO
. The Commission Records Access
Officer designated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 66 and
950 CMR
32.00:
Public Records Access, or that
person's designee for relevant purposes.
Record, Information, and Data. Any
form of record, document, written material, or data, regardless of whether it
constitutes a "public record" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7,
cl. 26 or "personal data" as that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 66A.
Records Request
. A request for
Commission records made pursuant to, and in conformance with, M.G.L. c. 66,
§ 10.
Untruthful
. "Untruthful" as that term
is defined in M.G.L. c. 6E, § 1.
Vote of the Commissioners
. A vote
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of M.G.L. c. 6E, §
2(e).
