HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1043        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1043        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3369

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3520 OF 2021-2022.]

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 clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

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 23 of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:-

“pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:- 

“ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words  “right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:- 

“or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ;

and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:-

“or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,