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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. Dwyer

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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 exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans license plates.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 751        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2979 OF 2015-2016.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans 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. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after line 539, the following new paragraph:-

The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to owners of private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles who are veterans, as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar, distinctive registration plates bearing on the left side the word "VETERAN''. The registrar shall waive the initial registration fee of $60 and for each subsequent renewal. There shall be an annual $40 fee for such "VETERAN'' plates to be used in the Chelsea and Holyoke soldiers homes. For the purposes of this paragraph, the word "motorcycles'' shall not include motorized bicycles.