HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3572        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3005

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carolyn C. Dykema

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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 special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2019

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3572        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3005

By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3005) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to motor vehicle safety checkpoints.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints.

 

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

Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 18B the following section:-

Section 18C. No motor vehicle checkpoint which targets a particular type of motor vehicle, decoration or adornment of the vehicle or rider, shall be conducted within the commonwealth. This section shall apply only to motor vehicle safety checkpoints targeting the general public who are being conveyed by a motor vehicle as defined in section 1, and shall not apply to any motor vehicle used as a public or common carrier of persons or property, or to any trackless trolley, semi-trailer, tandem unit, or low-speed motor vehicle as defined in said section 1 for the purposes of conveying construction or commercial goods, or a motor vehicle which exceeds the dimensional or weight limits imposed by sections 19 or 19A or by sections 30 or 30A of chapter 85.