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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 120 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3880 |
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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 | | Adam J. Scanlon |
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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 courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped veterans. |
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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:Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol1/6/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 120 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3880 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3880) of Adam J. Scanlon that cities and towns be authorized to provide courtesy retail parking |
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| 20 | 20 | | spaces designed for non-handicapped veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped veterans. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Chapter 40 of the General is hereby amended by inserting after section 22A3/4 the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 22A5/6. (a) A municipality may designate a parking space in off street parking |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4lots, large retail parking lots and parking garages for the parking veteran in a motor vehicle that |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5is owned and operated by the veteran and that displays a veteran registration plate issued |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90. The municipality shall be permitted to reserve not more than |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7two parking spaces in parking lots with more than one thousand parking spaces. Municipalities |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8shall also be permitted to reserve not more than two additional spaces for every additional five |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9hundred parking spaces in a parking lot. The municipality shall erect and maintain a sign |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10designating such a parking space that shall bear the words ''Veteran Parking Only— this space is |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11reserved for those who have served. Unauthorized Vehicles May Be Removed At The Vehicle |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12Owner's Expense''. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 (b) A violation of subsection (a) shall be punished by a fine of $100 and the city or town |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14may provide for the removal of a vehicle in the manner provided in section 22D. The penalty |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15shall not be a surchargeable offense under section 113B of chapter 175. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 (c) The Chief Executive Officer, as defined in section 2 of Chapter 21D of the General |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17Laws, shall work with the owning or managing party of eligible parking lots and garages |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18pursuant to subsection (a) for the purposes of carrying out subsection (a). |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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