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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael S. Day, (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 to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4071        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services.

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. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the following new chapter:

PURPOSE – Given, the relatively wide spread of geography of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the various costs, and conveniences, relating to traffic enforcement, public motor vehicle safety, and various effectiveness of service delivery, as well as convenience and fairness; it is the purpose of this legislation, to encourage local service delivery of Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) services, as is desired, in local municipalities, through town, city, and other non-state governmental legal jurisdictions.

All standard Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) services, may be delivered by qualifying local municipal, and other non-state governmental organizations; mostly the cities, and towns of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the approved supervision of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

While it is considered that such services, may be delivered in person, during regular business hours; appropriate regulation to describe such services, on-line, as appropriate, may be described.

SECTION 2. All of these, and related services, shall be authorized, by Registry Local Government Agreements (RLGA), voted, signed, and authorized by distinct town, city, or other local, non-state governments, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts.

SECTION 3. The Registry of Motor Vehicles, is hereby authorized to monitor, negotiate, and establish such RLGA agreements, while ensuring that all appropriate standards, are met. These include:

•Defining local offices, such as Traffic & Parking; Parking Enforcement, Town Clerk Offices; and/or relevant staff, that perform such functions; that shall be authorized to perform specified Registry functions.

•Determining what revenue share, the local government shall have, in performing these services.

•Providing approvable RLGA agreements, which shall be subject to appropriate approval, by the appropriate local government bodies, such as Select Boards, City Councils, and Town Meetings, as is the normal practice in each municipal jurisdiction, and/or other non-state government organizations.

•Other non-Commonwealth of Massachusetts entities, that presently provide such services, continue to be authorized, in providing such services, on their existing basis.

•The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) shall be provided such regulatory power, as to define the rules, and guidelines, relating to these functions.