HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1974 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3105
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sarah K. Peake
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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 regarding right of way violations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/9/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 1/17/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 1/28/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/29/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Norman J. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Dean A. Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 2/1/2019 |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 2/1/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/1/2019 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1974 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3105
By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3105) of Sarah K. Peake and others relative to the penalties for right-of-way violations at intersections. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2752 OF 2017-2018.]
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 regarding right of way violations.
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 8 of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 32 the word “thirty-five” and replacing it with the following: “two hundred.”
SECTION 2. Section 8 of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof, the following new paragraph:
Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the following penalties:
(a) If the violation results in the injury of another person, the offender shall, in addition to any other penalties, be fined two hundred dollars and have their driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a period of not less than thirty days, or both.
(b) If the violation results in the serious bodily injury of another person, the offender shall, in addition to any other penalties, be fined five hundred dollars and have their driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a period of not less than ninety days, or both.
(c) If the violation results in the death of another person, the offender shall, in addition to any other penalties, be fined one thousand dollars and have their driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege suspended for a period of not less than one hundred eighty days, or both.
(d) For purposes of this section, "serious bodily injury" shall mean a bodily injury which involves unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, or protracted and obvious disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or a substantial risk of death.