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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 842 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3291
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward F. Coppinger
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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 confidential plates for certain members of the judiciary.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward F. Coppinger10th Suffolk1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 842 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3291
By Representative Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3291) of
Edward F. Coppinger relative to confidential registration plates for certain members of the
judiciary. Transportation.
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 confidential plates for certain members of the judiciary.
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. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph, in line 663, the
3following paragraph:-
4 “The registrar, pursuant to its authority established under this section, shall furnish upon
5approval of an application by the registry to a justice or retired justice of the supreme judicial
6court, appeals court or trial court a confidential registration plate for use upon the private
7passenger vehicle registered to that individual. If the registrar denies an application for issuance
8of a confidential registration plate for said entities, the registrar shall provide the applicant with
9(i) a letter detailing the reasons for denial of the application; (ii) instructions on how to submit an
10appeal of the decision regarding the denial of the application; and (iii) an explanation of the
11appeals process.”.