Amendment #602, as changed to H4000

An Amendment relative to the collection of outstanding delinquent legal fees

Representatives Lyons of Andover and Lombardo of Billerica moves to further amend amendment 602 by striking it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Representatives Lyons of Andover and Lombardo of Billerica move to amend the bill by inserting the following section:—

SECTION XX. Chapter 211D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (i), the following subjection:—  (j) The clerk of the court shall submit a quarterly report to MassHealth, the department of transitional assistance and the registry of motor vehicles detailing the amount of any unresolved counsel fees owed by persons for whom counsel was appointed under this chapter.  Said fees shall be considered by MassHealth and the department of transitional assistance as financial benefits to be repaid pursuant to section 22 of chapter 118E and section 5G of chapter 18. The registry of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew a person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration for any vehicle subsequently purchased by such person until it receives notification from the clerk of the court that the fee has been resolved.