Bill Text: MA H3212 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate motorized scooters
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/1 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3212 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3212-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert F. Fennell
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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 Further Regulating Motorized Scooters.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert F. Fennell |
10th Essex |
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Thomas A. Golden, Jr. |
16th Middlesex |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Antonio F.D. Cabral |
13th Bristol |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Further Regulating Motorized Scooters.
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 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the following in line 143, “or a non-pedal bicycle which has a motor, with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which is capable of a maximum speed of no more than thirty miles per hour”.
Further amending by adding in line 150 after the word propulsion, “or a non-pedal bicycle which has a motor, with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which is capable of a maximum speed of no more than thirty miles per hour”.
SECTION 2. Section 1E of Chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following in line 14 after the word sunrise, “unless said motorized scooter is manufacturally equipped with head, tail, and brake lights”.
Further amending by adding in line 19 after the word scooter, “unless said scooter has manufactured seating for said passenger. Owners of said motorized scooters are subject to the same registration and insurance requirements of motor vehicles as defined in the General Laws.”
