Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6 § 174
The board shall supervise the participation by all state and local agencies in any interstate system for the exchange of criminal offender record information, and shall be responsible to assure the consistency of such participation with the terms and purposes of sections one hundred and sixty-eight to section one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive.
Direct access to any such system shall be limited to such criminal justice agencies as are expressly designated for that purpose by the board. Where any such system employs telecommunications access terminals, the board shall limit the number and placement of such terminals to those for which adequate security measures may be taken and as to which the board may impose appropriate supervisory regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 174