SENATE, No. 2083

By Mr. Panagiotakos, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2083) of Steven C. Panagiotakos, Scott P. Brown, Bruce E. Tarr, Thomas A. Golden, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation increasing the punishment for drag racing. Transportation.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT increasing the punishment for drag racing

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 17 B, of Chapter 90 of the Mass General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences of the section beginning on line 6 and replacing it with the following:

Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than $1,000 and the registrar shall suspend such operator’s license for a period of not less than thirty days.  A subsequent violation the registrar shall suspend such operator’s license for not less 180 days.