HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2697        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2955

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 to allow oral examinations for learning permits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/16/2015

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

12/9/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2697        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2955

By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2955) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Gloria L. Fox for legislation to authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to provide oral examinations for learning permits.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3028 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to allow oral examinations for learning permits.

 

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

Section 8B of chapter 90 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2012 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after line 82:

The registrar shall provide oral examinations to an applicant, if so requested, in any language then offered by the registry to administer learning permit examinations for Class D licenses to operate motor vehicles. The applicant or the registrar may provide an interpreter or interpreter service to assist in the oral examination, whose credentials shall be subject to the approval of the Registry.