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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day, (BY REQUEST)
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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 to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Vincent Lawrence Dixon60 Lake Street Unit N, Winchester, MA
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By Representative Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3651) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to encourage local service delivery of Registry
of Motor Vehicle services. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3300 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services.
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. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the
2following new chapter:
3 PURPOSE – Given, the relatively wide spread of geography of The Commonwealth of
4Massachusetts, and the various costs, and conveniences, relating to traffic enforcement, public
5motor vehicle safety, and various effectiveness of service delivery, as well as convenience and
6fairness; it is the purpose of this legislation, to encourage local service delivery of Registry of
7Motor Vehicle (RMV) services, as is desired, in local municipalities, through town, city, and
8other non-state governmental legal jurisdictions. 2 of 3
9 All standard Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) services, may be
10delivered by qualifying local municipal, and other non-state governmental organizations; mostly
11the cities, and towns of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the approved supervision of
12the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
13 While it is considered that such services, may be delivered in person, during regular
14business hours; appropriate regulation to describe such services, on-line, as appropriate, may be
15described.
16 SECTION 2. All of these, and related services, shall be authorized, by Registry Local
17Government Agreements (RLGA), voted, signed, and authorized by distinct town, city, or other
18local, non-state governments, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts.
19 SECTION 3. The Registry of Motor Vehicles, is hereby authorized to monitor, negotiate,
20and establish such RLGA agreements, while ensuring that all appropriate standards, are met.
21These include:
22 • Defining local offices, such as Traffic & Parking; Parking Enforcement, Town
23Clerk Offices; and/or relevant staff, that perform such functions; that shall be authorized to
24perform specified Registry functions.
25 • Determining what revenue share, the local government shall have, in performing
26these services.
27 • Providing approvable RLGA agreements, which shall be subject to appropriate
28approval, by the appropriate local government bodies, such as Select Boards, City Councils, and 3 of 3
29Town Meetings, as is the normal practice in each municipal jurisdiction, and/or other non-state
30government organizations.
31 • Other non-Commonwealth of Massachusetts entities, that presently provide such
32services, continue to be authorized, in providing such services, on their existing basis.
33 • The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) shall be provided such regulatory power,
34as to define the rules, and guidelines, relating to these functions.