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