HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 865 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 946
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
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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:
An Act relative to license plates for carsharing vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex |
Thomas P. Kennedy |
[District]
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Martha M. Walz | 8th Suffolk |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 865 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 946
By Mr. Carl M. Sciortino of Medford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00946) of Carl M. Sciortino and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles be authorized to promulgate rules for the regulation of car-sharing organizations in the Commonwealth. Joint Committee on Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3325 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to license plates for carsharing 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 is hereby amended by adding after section 32E½ the following section:-
Section 32E ¾: (a) As used in this section, “carsharing organization” means a corporation or cooperative that owns a fleet of one or more cars, parked in common areas and retains a membership base that has exclusive access to the fleet on a timed basis. The registrar of motor vehicles shall promulgate regulations to further define “carsharing organization” as necessary.
(b) Vehicles in the fleet of a carsharing organization shall be permitted to bear residential license plates as issued by the registrar of motor vehicles under Section 2 of Chapter 90.
