By Mr. LeDuc of Marlborough, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2337) of Stephen P. LeDuc and Karyn E. Polito for legislation to prohibit the sale or equipping of motor vehicles with hidden compartments for the purpose of concealing contraband.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Stephen P. LeDuc

Karyn E. Polito

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to hidden compartments in motor vehicles.

    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: Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding after Section 9D the following section 9E: No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or trade, or operate a motor vehicle in the commonwealth equipped with compartments designed for the purpose of concealing contraband, nor shall any person so equip any vehicle.  The discovery of contraband in such a compartment shall be evidence of a violation of this section. Violations of any provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine, suspension of operator’s license or imprisonment.