Bill Text: MA H1366 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Fines for motor vehicle owner responsibility
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/29 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H1366 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1366-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert F. Fennell
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative To Motor Vehicle Owner Responsibility.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert F. Fennell |
10th Essex |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative To Motor Vehicle Owner Responsibility.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.� Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, at the end, the following new subdivision:
(6) Whoever, being the owner or custodian of a motor vehicle, allows another person to operate said motor vehicle upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access or upon any way� or in any place to which members of the public shall have access as invitees or licensees,� and said operation results in property damage or personal injury in which the operator of the vehicle has left the scene of the accident without stopping and making known his or her name, residence, and the registration number of the motor vehicle he is driving, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $1,000.
