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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2262 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3704 |
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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 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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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 allowing for temporary license plates. |
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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:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/15/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/21/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/31/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2262 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3704 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3704) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to temporary motor vehicle license plates. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3352 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 allowing for temporary license plates. |
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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 2D of chapter 90, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2hereby amended by inserting after the word “state”, at the end of subsection (a), the following |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3words:- “; or who (iii) reside in the commonwealth, purchased a private sale vehicle outside of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4the commonwealth, and plan to return to the state. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 SECTION 2. Section 2D of chapter 90, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6hereby further amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7following:- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 (3) Prior to the issuance of temporary plates to a purchaser who resides in the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9commonwealth, who has purchased a private sale vehicle outside of the commonwealth and 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10plans to return to the state, the purchaser shall furnish to the registrar sufficient proof of: (i) |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11residence in the commonwealth; (ii) a title that has been endorsed over to the purchaser; and (iii) |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12a valid insurance policy. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 (c) No person shall make application for a 20-day registration on the same vehicle more |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14than once within a 12-month period. The registrar may approve up to three 20-day registrations |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15for the same vehicle within a 12-month period, provided that each application is submitted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16different person. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 (d) The registrar shall recognize all out of state temporary license plates for residents of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18the commonwealth who have purchased their vehicle outside of the commonwealth and plan to |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19return to the state. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 (e) The registrar may issue and enforce regulations for the administration of this section. |
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