By Mr. Falzone of Saugus (by request), petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3470) of John Walsh relative to equipment required on vehicles operated by law enforcement officials and certain other agencies.  Transportation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

John Walsh

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to police 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 Section 9D of Chapter 90, of the General Laws as appearing in the tercentennial edition is hereby amended by striking the balance of the second paragraph, section three following”

(3) federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, watch guard or patrol

agencies licensed under the provisions of section twenty-five of chapter one

hundred and forty-seven and college, university and hospital police agencies

appointed under the provisions of section sixty-three of chapter twenty-two C.

Section 7 of Chapter 90, of the General Laws as appearing in the tercentennial edition is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end of the section as follows:

Notwithstanding the above, vehicles of federal, state and local law enforcement

Agencies, watch guard or patrol agencies licensed under the provisions of section

twenty-five of chapter one hundred and forty-seven and college, university and

hospital police agencies appointed under the provisions of section sixty-three of

chapter twenty-two C, shall not be required to have one white so arranged as

                 to illuminate the rear number plate.