Bill Text: MA S1905 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the penalties for drag racing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - House concurred [S1905 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1905-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 regarding the penalties for drag racing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act regarding the penalties for drag racing.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of section 17B of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as added by section 8 of chapter 428 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended by striking out the first two sentences and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:- Notwithstanding the penalties provided in the first paragraph, a holder of a junior operator’s license or learner’s permit who commits a violation of this section shall be punished for a first offense by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000 and the registrar shall suspend the junior operator’s license or learner’s permit for 1 year. A subsequent violation shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 and the registrar shall suspend the junior operator’s license or learner’s permit for 3 years.