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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John V. Fernandes and Richard T. Moore

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the elimination of an annual fee by veterans for distinctive license plates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

6/2/2014

Richard T. Moore

Worcester and Norfolk

6/4/2014


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By Representative Fernandes of Milford and Senator Richard T. Moore, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John V. Fernandes and Richard T. Moore for legislation to eliminate the annual fee for veterans distinctive license plates.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act relative to the elimination of an annual fee by veterans for distinctive license plates.

 

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 fifteenth paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “furnish”, in line 390, the following words:- “without charge”.

SECTION 2. Said paragraph of said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the third sentence.

SECTION 3.  Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph.

Notwithstanding any provision of this section, no veteran, who is the owner of a private passenger motor vehicle or a motorcycle, shall be charged an annual fee for a distinctive registration plate.