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By Mr. Kennedy of Brockton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3536) of Thomas P. Kennedy relative to the issuance of distinctive license plates to certain disabled veterans. Transportation. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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An Act providing for distinctive registration plates for certain disabled veterans. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 133 to 142, inclusive, the words “have suffered loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet; or loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands; or permanent impairment of vision of both eyes of the following status: central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with corrective glasses, or central visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees in the better eye, or any other disability or handicap of such veterans which may be determined by the medical advisory board as established by section 8C,”, and inserting in place thereof the following:— is 100% disabled.