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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2475 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3743 |
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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 | | Thomas W. Moakley |
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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 moped safety. |
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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:Thomas W. MoakleyBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2475 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3743 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Moakley of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3743) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Thomas W. Moakley relative to mopeds. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to moped safety. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Mobile telephone” the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3following definition:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 “Moped”, a pedal bicycle with a helper motor or a non-pedal bicycle with a motor, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5which: (i) has a cylinder capacity of no more than 50 cubic centimeters; (ii) has an automatic |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6transmission; (iii) is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour; and (iv) |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7complies with all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards; provided, that a moped that |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8does not have a restrictor plate shall be classified as a motorcycle. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 SECTION 2. Section 8 of said chapter 90, as most recently amended by section 41 of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10chapter 28 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 The operator of a moped shall obtain a motorcycle license. |
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