SENATE, No. 2108

By Mr. Tisei, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2108) of Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase penalties for driving without a license or registration. Transportation.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.


AN ACT increasing penalties for driving without a license or registration

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 20 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 official edition, is hereby amended in line 10 by striking the words “of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars” and further amended by inserting in place thereof the following: -

of five hundred dollars for a first offence, by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both, for a second offence, by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, for any subsequent offence