SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1326        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2219

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John J. Cronin

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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 the certification of inspection for new motor vehicles.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1326        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2219

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 the certification of inspection for new motor vehicles.

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 7A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out in line 44 the word “may” and inserting in place thereof the word “shall.”

SECTION 2. Said Section 7A of Chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the fourth paragraph the following new text: - The registrar shall provide the owner of a new motor vehicle subject to the inspection waiver, together with the certificate of registration, with a decal to be affixed to the vehicle which contains the month of the next required annual vehicle inspection. Any fee assessed by the Registry of Motor Vehicles for the decal shall not exceed the amount charged for the annual emissions testing and safety program. The waiver for the initial annual inspection of new vehicles shall not be applicable to the inspection of all buses and transportation network vehicles pursuant to this chapter.