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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 537 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 323
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven S. Howitt
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to background checking for bidding privileges at auto auctions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 537 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 323
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 323) of
Steven S. Howitt relative to background checks for bidders at auto auctions. Consumer
Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 393 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to background checking for bidding privileges at auto auctions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking section 57 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the
3following new section:--
4 Section 57. (a) No person, except one whose principal business is the manufacture and
5sale of new motor vehicles but who incidentally acquires and sells second hand vehicles, or a
6person whose principal business is financing the purchase of or insuring motor vehicles but who
7incidentally acquires and sells second hand vehicles, shall engage in the business of buying,
8selling, exchanging or assembling second hand motor vehicles or parts thereof or allow any
9property under his control to be used as a place of sale or display of motor vehicles without
10securing a license as providing in section fifty-nine. This section shall apply to any person 2 of 2
11engaged in the business of conducting auctions for the sale of motor vehicles, and to any person
12engaged in the business of leasing or renting motor vehicles and who, as an incident to such
13business, sells or offers to sell any such lease or rental vehicle to the public. All sales of second-
14hand motor vehicles or parts thereof made by any person referred to in this section shall be
15reported weekly to the registrar of motor vehicles on such forms as may be prescribed by him.
16 (b) Any persons who intend to bid and/or purchase vehicles from an auto auction shall be
17required to submit a CORI check or similar background check from the dealer license issuance
18state to be submitted to the auction on a yearly basis when renewing privileges for anyone with
19signatory power and or/bidding access. The auction shall be responsible to forward any checks
20that have issues to the registry for review.