Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-2.1

Further OTH 2.1

Clarifying non-surchargeable offense for insurance purposes

Messrs. Hedlund and Fattman moved that the amendment be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section: -:

"SECTION XXXX.  (a) Section 15 of chapter 85, as amended by chapter 481 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, a violation of this section shall not be considered as a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws or a surchargeable incident or offense under section 113B of chapter 175 or under any merit rating plan or safe driver insurance plan.

(b) Section 7V of chapter 90 is hereby further amended by adding the following new section:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, a first violation of this section shall not be considered as a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws or a surchargeable incident or offense under section 113B of chapter 175 or under any merit rating plan or safe driver insurance plan.

(c) The effective date of section (a) shall be as of April 7, 2015.".