803 CMR, § 10.02 - Definitions

All definitions set forth in 803 CMR 2.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), 5.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) - Housing, 7.00: Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS), 8.00: Obtaining Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) for Research Purposes, 9.00: Victim Notification Registry (VNR), and 11.00: Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) are incorporated in 803 CMR 10.00 by reference. The following additional words and phrases as used in 803 CMR 10.02 shall have the following meanings:

Electronic Communication Link . Refers to the Massachusetts Instant Record Check System (MIRCS).

Gun . Firearms, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns as defined in M.G.L. c. 140, § 121.

Gun Dealer . A person licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 140, §122 to conduct gun transactions.

Massachusetts Instant Record Check System (MIRCS) . The automated system (and any successor system) owned and maintained by the DCJIS that provides on-line firearms licensing by licensing authorities and on-line reporting of gun transactions by gun dealers. The MIRCS is the sole electronic communication link by which a gun dealer may submit gun transaction data to the DCJIS.

Personal Identification Number (PIN) . A unique, arbitrary string of characters generated by the MIRCS for each firearms licensee at the time of first issue and at each license renewal.

Verification . The process of verifying the identity of the firearms license holder and the validity of the firearms license. There are two steps in the verification process. The first involves the submission of the licensee's PIN to the DCJIS and the DCJIS response regarding the identity of the purchaser and the validity of the license. The second step involves the visual inspection of the firearms license presented and the visual comparison of the photo on the license to the individual presenting the license.

Legacy License . A firearm license issued in the Commonwealth by a licensing authority that has not been issued via the MIRCS.

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803 CMR, § 10.02

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1333, eff. 2/24/2017.