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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4987 FILED ON: 3/19/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4507 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kevin G. Honan |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act increasing the maximum amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of |
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| 13 | 13 | | ordinances in the city of Boston. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk3/19/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4987 FILED ON: 3/19/2024 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4507 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4507) of Kevin |
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| 20 | 20 | | G. Honan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized |
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| 21 | 21 | | to increase the maximum amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of ordinances in |
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| 22 | 22 | | said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act increasing the maximum amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of |
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| 29 | 29 | | ordinances in the city of Boston. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 35 of Chapter 448 of the Acts of 1854, as amended by Chapter 48 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2of the Acts of 1989 and Section 102 of Chapter 341 of the Acts of 1989, is hereby further |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3amended by striking in the second sentence the words "three hundred" and inserting in place |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4thereof the words: --"two thousand". |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 SECTION 2. Section 35 of Chapter 448 of the Acts of 1854, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6further amended by inserting thereafter the following new paragraph:-- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 The maximum fine set forth in this section shall be adjusted for inflation, round to the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8nearest hundred dollars, on January 1, 2025, and on January 1 every five years thereafter based |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9on the annual percentage change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Boston-Cambridge- |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11Newton, Mass.-N.H. Core Based Statistical Area, all items, or its successor index. 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 SECTION 3. The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15which remain in full force and effect. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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