Bill Text: MA H3343 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Charitable donations of automobiles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/15 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3343 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3343-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walter F. Timilty
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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 charitable donation of automobiles.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Walter F. Timilty |
7th Norfolk |
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
12th Hampden |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3648 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 charitable donation of automobiles.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Any person within the commonwealth who donates an automobile to any charitable fund or organization or other entity established pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Service section 501(c)(3), in which a certificate of title is held and in the name of the donor, shall file with the Registry of Motor Vehicles a notice of such donation and a copy of an acknowledgement, in writing, from the so-called 501(c)(3) entity, within seven (7) days of receipt of said acknowledgement. The date of receipt from the so-called charitable fund or organization shall be deemed the date of donation. Any person who provides notice to the Registry of such donation shall not be liable for any costs of abandonment or loss of the donated automobile.
