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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1999 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3353
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 out of state citations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/27/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester3/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1999 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3353
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3353) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to parity with out-of-state driving citations processed in
the Commonwealth. 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 out of state citations.
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 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Bus or motor bus” the
3following new definition:- “Careless driving”, a person who drives a vehicle carelessly, or
4without due caution and circumspection, in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger,
5a person or property.
6 SECTION 2. Said chapter is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the
7end thereof:-
8 Section 64: Citation Parity
9 The registrar shall provide parity with out of state citations processed in Massachusetts
10including, but not limited to, careless driving citations, speeding citations, and expired
11registration citations.