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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 439 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2384 |
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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 | | Peter J. Durant |
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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 special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Peter J. DurantWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 439 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2384 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2384) of Peter J. Durant relative to |
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| 19 | 19 | | special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3447 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2amended by inserting after section 18B the following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 18C. No motor vehicle checkpoint which targets a particular type of motor |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4vehicle, decoration or adornment of the vehicle or rider, shall be conducted within the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5commonwealth. This section shall apply only to motor vehicle safety checkpoints targeting the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6general public who are being conveyed by a motor vehicle as defined in section 1, and shall not |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7apply to any motor vehicle used as a public or common carrier of persons or property, or to any |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8trackless trolley, semi-trailer, tandem unit, or low-speed motor vehicle as defined in said section |
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| 38 | 38 | | 91 for the purposes of conveying construction or commercial goods, or a motor vehicle which 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10exceeds the dimensional or weight limits imposed by sections 19 or 19A or by sections 30 or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 1130A of chapter 85. |
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