Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

The seventh paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1990 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The registrar may issue plates displaying the "International Symbol of Access" for a motor vehicle owned or leased by and used by, a nonprofit organization or institution or the commonwealth or its political subdivisions for the transportation of handicapped persons when the registrar determines that such organization or institution or agency or municipality substantially and regularly provides care and transportation to handicapped persons, and prominently displays the name of the organization or institution or agency or municipality on said vehicle; provided, however, that such vehicles shall include those purchased with grants and loans from the federal government for the purpose of providing transportation to meet the special needs of the elderly and the handicapped.