All records made or received by any officer or employee of the Department shall be public records and shall be available for disclosure to the general public on request pursuant to 310 CMR 3.10 through 3.19, except the following:
- (1) all records specifically excluded from the definition of "public record" pursuant to M.G.L. c. 4, § 7, cl. 26.
- (2) alltrade secrets the disclosure of which would not be in compliance with M.G.L. c. 21, § 27(7); M.G.L. c. 21C, § 12; M.G.L. c. 21I, § 20; M.G.L. c. 21E, § 12; M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 142B and 142D, M.G.L. c. 21I, § 20; or 310 CMR 3.20 through 3.39.
- (3) all records which are "criminal offender record information", "evaluative information", or "intelligence information" pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 167, as may be amended from time to time, the disclosure of which would not be in compliance with M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 167 through 178, as may be amended from time to time.
- (4) allrecords which are "personal data" pursuant to M.G.L. c. 66A, § 1, as may be amended from time to time, the disclosure of which would not be in compliance with M.G.L. c. 66A, as may be amended from time to time.
- (5) all records specifically or by necessary implication exempted from disclosure by any other statute.