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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3192 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2277 |
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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 | | Carlos González |
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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 authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain |
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| 13 | 13 | | declared emergencies. |
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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:Carlos González10th Hampden1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3192 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2277 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2277) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Carlos González for legislation to authorize cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow |
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| 21 | 21 | | rates during certain declared emergencies. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain |
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| 28 | 28 | | declared emergencies. |
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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 Chapter 159B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 6B1/2. A city or town that accepts this section may establish a reduced maximum |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4rate for the involuntary towing away of motor vehicles within the city or town’s jurisdiction |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5when such towing is ordered by the police or other public authority due to a parking violation |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6during a declared snow emergency, natural disaster or extreme weather-related emergency, or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7state of emergency related to the threat of a natural disaster; provided, that the reduced maximum |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8rate shall be equal to one-half of the maximum rate otherwise applicable in said city or town |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9pursuant to section 6B. Said reduced maximum rate shall only affect the portion of the rate |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10collected by a city or town. A city or town that establishes a reduced maximum rate pursuant to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11this section shall include, in any contract between said city or town and a tow service provider to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12provide tow services, a provision stating this reduced maximum rate. |
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