Bill Text: MA H3158 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Require that certain commercial motor vehicles be equipped with an audible warning device which sounds when reverse gear is engaged
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/6 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3158 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3158-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Demetrius J. Atsalis
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring audible warning devices for certain motor vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Demetrius J. Atsalis |
Second Barnstable |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3429 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act requiring audible warning devices for certain motor
vehicles.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 7 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006
Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—
Every
commercial motor vehicle or trailer weighing with its load more than 7,500
pounds shall be equipped with an audible warning system when the vehicle’s
transmission is in reverse.
SECTION 2. Section 20 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended by section
107 of chapter 127 of the acts of 1999, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the first paragraph the following paragraph:—
Any person
convicted of a violation of the provisions of the second paragraph of section
seven shall be punished by a fine of $100.
