SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2038        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 RMV amnesty.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2038        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

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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 RMV amnesty.

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.    All outstanding fees and fines owed to the Registry of Motor Vehicles as of July 1, 2020 shall be waived on a one-time basis.  This waiver shall be automatic and no application to the Registry shall be necessary. 

SECTION 2.    Nothing in this Act shall reduce any obligation to pay fees owed to the Registry of Motor Vehicles that are assigned in the first instance after July 1, 2020, nor shall anything in this Act absolve any non-financial obligation assigned by the Registry, including, but not limited to, the registration and inspection of vehicles and non-financial prerequisites to the reinstatement of a license.

SECTION 3.     Any licenses suspended for failure to pay fines and fees that accrued on or before July 1, 2020 shall be reinstated, subject to the completion of non-financial prerequisites to reinstating a license, and the reinstatement fee shall be waived.