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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1055 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2229 |
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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 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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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 relative to partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1055 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2229 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2229) of Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 19 | 19 | | for legislation relative to partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or |
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| 20 | 20 | | revocation. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2307 OF 2021-2022.] |
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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 relative to partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 33 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2out the thirty-seventh paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 (37) The registrar shall permit any person owing fees related to multiple suspensions or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4revocations of any license or right to operate a motor vehicle - to enter into a monthly payment |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5plan with the registrar to pay any fees related to the reinstatement of said license or right to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6operate a motor vehicle; provided, however, that the minimum monthly payment due shall be |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7$25.00. The registrar may accept automatic monthly payments by credit or debit card on file with |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8the registrar or payments made by check or money order received by mail or in person. Upon |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9receipt of the first payment due on a monthly payment plan established pursuant to this |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10paragraph the registrar may issue a conditional reinstatement of said license or right to operate a 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11motor vehicle if the person is otherwise qualified to be granted said license or right to operate a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12motor vehicle. The registrar shall revoke a conditional reinstatement of a license or right to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13operate a motor vehicle if a required monthly payment is more than 30 days in arrears or for any |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14other violation of any general of special law. Upon payment in full of the fees owed the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15registrar shall fully reinstate the license or right to operate a motor vehicle if the person is |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16otherwise qualified to be granted said license or right to operate a motor vehicle. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 (38) For the registration of every street rod, replica vehicle, specially constructed vehicle |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18or custom vehicle, as defined in section 2H consistent with the vehicle's intended use and the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19requirements of 540 CMR 2.05. |
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