HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 108        FILED ON: 1/5/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1860

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/5/2017

Marian T. Ryan (District Attorney)

 

1/13/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 108        FILED ON: 1/5/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1860

By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1860) of David Paul Linsky and Marian T. Ryan (District Attorney) relative to clarifying violations that occur while driving with a hardship license.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3032 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 to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

 

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 23 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended by section 67 of the Acts of 2009, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:-

“pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:- 

“ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words  “right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:- 

“or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ;

and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:-

“or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,” .