Bill Text: MA H3634 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate livery vehicles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-26 - Accompanied a study order, see H04928 [H3634 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3634-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Binienda, John P. Fresolo
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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 Regulating Livery Vehicles
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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John J. Binienda |
17th Worcester |
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John P. Fresolo |
16th Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Regulating Livery Vehicles
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 34R the following section:-
Section 34S. Livery vehicle is a motor vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers including the driver that carries passengers for hire, business courtesy, employee shuttle customer shuttle, charter or other pre-arranged transportation, and is not required to obtain a taxicab license pursuant to section 22 of chapter 40.
A livery vehicle shall meet the following requirements:
1.) Is hired on a pre-arranged basis with a minimum 12 hours notice;
2.) Does not pick up hail fares nor solicit fares on any street, way, road, stand, or parking lot, public or private within the state;
3.) Does not contain a rate meter, and does not charge for services based upon miles traveled if the trips is less than 25 miles;
4.) Operates on a scheduled business day, and is returned to the vehicle’s base of operation for a continuous period of at least 4 hours in each 24 hour period;
5.) Is operated by the named insured, and employee, or an independent contractor of the named insured, as a licensed chauffer;
6.) Operates from a fix base with two-way communication;
7.) Must maintain a daily log with time and name of passengers with schedule pick-ups and destinations;
8.) Primary payment method is by billing or credit card;
9.) Not for drop-off and pickup unless being utilized by an employment agency or non-profit group, or for interstate travel that takes fares at least 20 miles out of the city;
10.) Is utilized by a car dealership to transport clients and utilizes a livery registration plate;
11.) Is utilized by a not-for-profit organization for the transportation of their clients;
12.) Must be registered and insured as a livery, displaying a livery registration plate issued by the Massachusetts registry of motor vehicles.
The owner or driver of any livery vehicle found to be operating illegally as a taxicab shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250 or the immediate suspension of the vehicle for a period not exceeding 30 days, or both. Any subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 and the immediate suspension of the vehicle for a period of not less than 6 months.
