HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2678        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3376

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christopher M. Markey

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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 expired licenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christopher M. Markey

9th Bristol

1/19/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2678        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3376

By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3376) of Christopher M. Markey relative to the operation of motor vehicles by persons with expired drivers licenses.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3534 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 relative to expired licenses.

 

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. Chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after Section 10 the following section:-

Section 10A. “No person who is operating a motor vehicle on an expired license shall be in violation of section 10 of this chapter, however, a person who operates a motor vehicle on an expired license shall be responsible for a civil violation with a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), if the expiration is less than ninety days old, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) if such expiration is ninety days or greater.”