SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2806
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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SENATE, July 9, 2020.
The committee on Transportation to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2137) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Timothy R. Whelan, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2806).
For the committee,
Joseph A. Boncore
FILED ON: 7/2/2020
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2806
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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 strengthening public safety through interlock devices.
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. Subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of said section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:-
In all such cases where the defendant operated a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen one-hundredths or greater, the court may order as a condition of probation that a mandatory restriction on a hardship license granted by the registrar under this subparagraph shall be that such person have an ignition interlock device installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by the licensee for the duration of the hardship license.
SECTION 2. The fourth paragraph of section 24D of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:-
In all such cases where the defendant operated a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen one-hundredths or greater, the court may order as a condition of probation that a mandatory restriction on a hardship license granted by the registrar under this section shall be that such person have an ignition interlock device installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by the licensee for the duration of the hardship license.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2021.