HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2765        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3404

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

F. Jay Barrows, (BY REQUEST)

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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 penalties for operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Cynthia Kent

60 Burt St Norton MA 02766

2/17/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2765        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3404

By Mr. Barrows of Mansfield (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3404) of Cynthia Kent relative to the issuance of motor vehicle hardship licenses.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3736 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to penalties for operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

 

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 (f) of subdivision (1) of section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph to the contrary, a person with a previous conviction under this section whose license or right to operate is suspended for 3 years for refusal to submit to a chemical test or analysis of the person’s breath or blood may, after the expiration of 1 year of such suspension or during the pendency of any appeal having merits, apply for and shall be granted a hearing before the registrar for the purpose of requesting the issuance of a new license for employment or educational purposes which license shall be effective for not more than an identical 12 hour period every day on grounds of hardship.

SECTION 2. Said section 24 of said chapter 90 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “permits”, in line 621, as so appearing, the following words:- , except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph,