HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 416        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3325

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to license plates for carsharing vehicles..

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

Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 32E½ the following section:-

Section 32E ¾: (a) As used in this section, “carsharing organization” means a corporation or cooperative that owns a fleet of one or more cars, parked in common areas and retains a membership base that has exclusive access to the fleet on a timed basis. The registrar of motor vehicles shall promulgate regulations to further define “carsharing organization” as necessary.

(b) Vehicles in the fleet of a carsharing organization shall be permitted to bear residential license plates as issued by the registrar of motor vehicles under Section 2 of Chapter 90.