Amendment #74 to H5699

An Act relative to banning the use of tinted license plate covers.

Mr. Vitolo of Brookline moves to amend the bill by adding the following:

Section 6 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

No colored glass, colored plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame or any other type of covering shall be placed, mounted or installed on, around or over any number plate if such glass, plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame or other type of covering in any way alters or obscures (i) the number plate; (ii) the color of the number plate; (iii) the name or abbreviated name of the state wherein the vehicle is registered; or (iv) any character or characters, decal, stamp or other device indicating the month or year in which the vehicle's registration expires.

SECTION 2. Said section 6 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

If a law enforcement officer observes that a number plate is covered or obscured by an opaque, transparent, translucent or tinted material, the officer may stop the motor vehicle and issue the violator a citation.

SECTION 3. Section 7A of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “plates”, in line 38, the following words:- ; provided, that any number plate covered or obscured by an opaque, transparent, translucent or tinted material shall be an improper and unsafe condition.

SECTION 4. Section 7V of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “seven A”, in line 15, the following words:- ; and the requirement that motor vehicles be issued a certificate of rejection for failing to comply with the prohibition in section 6 against covering or obscuring a number plate with an opaque, transparent, translucent or tinted material.

SECTION 5. Section 2 shall take effect 2 years following the passage of this act.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #74 to H5699

An Act relative to banning the use of tinted license plate covers.