By Representative Hall of Westford and Senator Panagiotakos, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 3703) of Geoffrey D. Hall and others relative to authorizing the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive registration plates to certain former and current members of the United States Marine Corps. Veterans and Federal Affairs

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Geoffrey D. Hall

Steven C. Panagiotakos

Edward M. Williams

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act providing for United States Marine Corps registration plates for certain 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.  Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 151 of chapter 138 of the acts of 1991, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:—
The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to owners of private passenger motor vehicles who are active, reserve, retired or honorably discharged members of the United States Marine Corps, and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar, distinctive registration plates. Said plates shall bear the words U.S. Marine and shall display the United States Marine Corps emblem. There shall be a twenty dollar fee for said plates in addition to the established registration fee for passenger motor vehicles.