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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ryan C. Fattman

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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 vehicle inspection stickers.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3320        FILED ON: 10/23/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to vehicle inspection stickers.

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 20 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “$50” in line 128 the following:- “ ; provided, however, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, punishment of any person who operates or permits a motor vehicle owned by him to be operated without a certificate of inspection shall not be classified as a surchargeable incident and shall not result in an increase in an operator's insurance premium by the motor vehicle insurance merit rating board.”

SECTION 2. Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance of a $50 fine for violating the “INSPECTION STICKER NOT DISPLAYED” citable motor vehicle offense as listed in the Table of Citable Motor Vehicle Offenses issued on January 14, 2022, by the registry of motor vehicles and district court department of the trial court.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.