SECTION 1. Section 59 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “the”, in line 6, the following words:- Thomas P. Kennedy.
SECTION 2. Section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “the”, in lines 2 and 11, each time it appears, the following words:- Thomas P. Kennedy.
SECTION 3. Said section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words “5 or more moving violations or surchargeable offenses” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 3 surchargeable offenses within any 2-year period or as a result of receiving 7 surchargeable offenses.
SECTION 4. Subsection (a) of said section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence, the following sentence:- The surcharge assessed against a person who seeks reinstatement of the person’s license to operate after the license has been suspended shall be $50 greater for each successive reinstatement under this section.
SECTION 5. Said section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “first $25 of each”.
SECTION 6. Subsection (a) of said section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.
SECTION 7. Said section 59A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “the”, in line 14, the second time it appears, the following words:- Thomas P. Kennedy.
SECTION 8. The fifth paragraph of section 20 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth, fifth and sixth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- In addition to any reinstatement fee, there shall be a surcharge of $50 assessed against a person who seeks to have the person’s license reinstated following a revocation or suspension under this paragraph. The surcharge shall be transferred by the registrar of motor vehicles to the state treasurer for deposit into the Thomas P. Kennedy Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.
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