Amendment ID: S2014-7-R1

Redraft Amendment 7

Hardship License

Messrs. Tarr and Hedlund move to amend the bill by striking section 1 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“SECTION 1. Section 22 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in place thereof the following:- (f) The registrar upon a petition by the district attorney and after a hearing, may suspend the license or right to operate, or provide for a hardship license of a person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of chapter ninety-four C or adjudged a delinquent child by reason of having violated any provision of chapter ninety-four C; provided that  in said hearing the district attorney makes a showing that there is a substantial likelihood of said person to operate under the influence of a substance controlled under chapter ninety-four C, and provided further in such hearing, said person shall be allowed to present evidence; provided, however that the period of such suspension or hardship shall not exceed five years; provided further, that any person so convicted who is under the age of eighteen years or who is adjudged a delinquent child by reason of having violated any provision of chapter ninety-four C, and is not licensed to operate a motor vehicle shall, at the discretion of the presiding judge, not be so licensed for a period no later than when such person reaches the age of twenty-one years."