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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2120 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3611 |
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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 | | Bruce J. Ayers |
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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 further regulating junior operator licenses. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/15/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2120 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3611 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3611) of Bruce |
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| 19 | 19 | | J. Ayers relative to further regulating the issuance of licenses to junior operators of motor |
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| 20 | 20 | | vehicles. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3264 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act further regulating junior operator licenses. |
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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. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2section 13D the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 13D1/2. High schools shall annually provide a seminar on the dangers of texting and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4driving. All students shall be required to attend the seminar. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 SECTION 2. The second paragraph of section 8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6hereby amended by adding the following clause:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 (f) submitted a letter of good standing for the applicant by his or her principal or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8designated school official. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 SECTION 3. Section 8M of said chapter 90 is hereby amended by striking out the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 A junior operator who violates the preceding paragraph shall be punished by a fine of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12$100 and shall have his or her license or permit suspended for up to 180 days for a first offense |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13and shall not be eligible for license reinstatement until he or she also completes a program |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14selected by the registrar that encourages attitudinal changes in young drivers; for a second |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15offense by a fine of $250 and shall have his or her license or permit suspended for up to 1 year; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16and for a third or subsequent offense by a fine of $500 and shall have his or her license or permit |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17suspended for 1 year. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 SECTION 4. Section 17 of said chapter 90 is hereby amended by adding the following |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19paragraph: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 A junior operator who violates this section may be subject to a 180-day license |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21suspension and a minimum fine of $100 for their first offense. |
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