Amendment #9 to H4461

Enhanced penalties for operating while unlicensed or uninsured

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Ferguson of Holden, Frost of Auburn, Gifford of Wareham, Barrows of Mansfield and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following three sections:-

“SECTION XXX. Section 12 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (d) the following:-

(e) Whoever, being the owner or person in control of a motor vehicle, knowingly permits such motor vehicle to be operated by an individual who is not in the country under the color of law and who is unlicensed or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than one year for a first offense, and by a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $3,000 or imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or both such fine and imprisonment, for a second or subsequent offense."

"SECTION XX. Section 20 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

Any  individual who is not in the country under the color of law and who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle without having been issued a license by the registrar shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 for a first offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 for a second offense, and by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $4,000 for any subsequent offense."

"SECTION XX. Section 34J of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the the first sentence, in line 10, the following:-

Any individual found to be operating a motor vehicle without liability policy who is not in the country under the color of law shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,0000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year in a house of correction, or both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that any municipality that enforces the provisions of this section shall retain such fine."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #9 to H4461

Enhanced penalties for operating while unlicensed or uninsured