Bill Text: MA H3322 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Suspend the licenses of operators of motor vehicles following convictions for violations of the firearms laws
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/30 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room 222 [H3322 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3322-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the issuance of a motor vehicle citation for firearms arrests.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Angelo M. Scaccia |
14th Suffolk |
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Thomas M. Menino |
Mayor, City of Boston |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3630 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the issuance of a motor vehicle citation for
firearms arrests.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 22 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:-
(k) The registrar shall suspend or revoke, without hearing, a certificate of registration or any license or right to operate of a person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of sections 121 through 131P, inclusive, of chapter 140 or any provision of chapter 269 or adjudged a delinquent child by reason of having violated any provision of such chapters; provided, however, that the period of suspension or revocation shall not exceed five years; provided further, that any person so convicted who is under the age of eighteen years and is not licensed to operate a motor vehicle shall, at the discretion of the presiding judge, not be so licensed for a period no later than when such person reaches the age of twenty-one years.
