Massachusetts 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3792 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/27/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino and Vanna Howard
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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 relative to license reinstatement fees for drivers without conviction.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/14/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 2
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By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, 
House, No. 3792) of Steven Ultrino and Vanna Howard relative to license reinstatement fees for 
drivers without a conviction. Transportation.
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 relative to license reinstatement fees for drivers without conviction.
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. Section 33 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph 36 and inserting in place thereof 
3the following paragraph:- 
4 (36) (a) For the reinstatement of any license or right to operate a motor vehicle which has 
5been suspended or revoked pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22, the fee shall be $500. 
6 (b) For the reinstatement of any license or right to operate a motor vehicle which has 
7been suspended or revoked pursuant to subsection (e) of section 22, sections 22F, 23, 24, except 
8as otherwise provided below, section 24B, 24D, 24G, 24L or section 34J, and section 28 of 
9chapter 266, the fee shall be $500. The fee for reinstatement following revocation pursuant to 
10subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of said section 24 shall be $700 and the fee 
11for such reinstatement following a revocation pursuant to subparagraphs (3) and (3 1/2) of said 
12paragraph (c) of said subdivision (1) of said section 24 shall be $1,200; provided, however, that  2 of 2
13no person shall be made to pay a fee pursuant to this subparagraph unless said person was 
14convicted, placed on probation, otherwise entered a plea of guilty to or admitted to a finding of 
15sufficient facts of said subsection (e) of said section 22, said sections 22F, 23, 24, 24B, 24D, 
1624G, 24L or said section 34J, or said section 28 of said chapter 266. 
17 (c) The fee for reinstatement of any license or right to operate a motor vehicle which has 
18been suspended or revoked pursuant to any general or special law shall be $100, but the fee for 
19reinstatement for suspensions and revocation pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22 shall be 
20commensurate with the fee established for the corresponding Massachusetts offense resulting in 
21the suspension or revocation pursuant to the General Laws.