SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1761        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2044

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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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 autocycle motor vehicle definition and operating requirements.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1761        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2044

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 autocycle motor vehicle definition and operating requirements.

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 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “auto home” the following definition:-

“Autocycle”, a three-wheel motor vehicle that has a steering wheel and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it.

SECTION 2. Section 7 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting:

in line 149, after the word “motorcycle”, the words “or autocycle”;

in line, 149, after the word “passenger”, the words “in an autocycle or”;

in line 153, after the word “motorcycle”, the words “or autocycle”; and

in line 154, after the words “on such”, the words “autocycle or”.

SECTION 3. Section 8 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

Any person possessing a valid class D operator’s license shall be permitted to operate an autocycle."