{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30-63","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, § 63","heading":"Notice to state secretary; specifications; report","body":"Section 63. Every holder, as that term is defined in section one of chapter sixty-six A, shall, on or before September first, nineteen hundred and seventy-six, or upon the subsequent establishment, termination, or change in the character of such personal data system, file with the state secretary a notice which shall specify:—\n(a) the name of the system;\n(b) the nature and purpose of the system;\n(c) the number of persons on whom data are or are expected to be maintained;\n(d) the categories of data maintained, or to be maintained, indicating which categories are or will be stored in an automated personal data system;\n(e) the agency's policies and practices regarding data storage, retention of data, and disposal thereof;\n(f) the categories of data sources;\n(g) a description of types of uses made or to be made of data, including a description of all classes of users of such data;\n(h) a description of the actions taken to comply with chapter sixty-six A; and\n(i) the name, title, and business address of the individual immediately responsible for the system.\nThe state secretary shall, at least once annually, publish a report containing all of the notices filed pursuant to this section during said year. Such report and the separate notices shall be a public record as defined in paragraph twenty-six of section seven of chapter four.","path":["Part I","Title III","Chapter 30"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter30/Section63","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:16Z","sha256":"002ce81b5acd95b39cf3b7ab6f2057a1852035eae718d268f81bce929e4bbb5b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30-62l","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30-64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}