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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 161 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3317
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William C. Galvin
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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 low digit number plates on leased vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:William C. Galvin6th Norfolk1/10/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 161 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3317
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3317) of
William C. Galvin relative to low digit number plates on leased vehicles. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3460 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 low digit number plates on leased vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6C the
2following section:-
3 Section 6D. Upon the expiration or termination of a lease for a private passenger vehicle,
4a lessee may reassign a low digit number plate, also referred to as a passenger reserved or lottery
5plate, to a newly leased private passenger vehicle without physically presenting the plate or
6otherwise appearing before the registrar. The lessor of the newly leased vehicle shall complete
7and file any documents required by the registrar to effect the reassignment on behalf of the
8lessee.
9 The registrar shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this
10section.