The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard R. Tisei
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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 increasing awareness of junior operators on the roadways of the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Richard R. Tisei |
Middlesex and Essex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Michael R. Knapik |
Second Hampden and Hampshire |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02110 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act increasing awareness of junior operators on the roadways of
the Commonwealth.
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. The registrar shall adopt regulations for a junior operators' placard to be affixed to a vehicle driven by a junior operator, including the design and regulations for location of the placard, as well as a reasonable fee to be charged to cover the cost of printing and administration. A vehicle driven by a junior operator shall display the placard. A junior operator found operating a vehicle without a placard shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200 and by license suspension for not more than 90 days and for a second or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than $500 and license suspension for not more than 6 months.