Mass. General Laws c.90K § 1

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Updates

Added by St. 2024, c. 363, § 3, effective April 8, 2025

Section 1

As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Authority”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 161A.

“Bus mounted camera system”, a motor vehicle sensor device, which produces digital photographs or video recordings of a motor vehicle that commits a camera enforceable violation, installed on a bus owned or operated by the authority or by a regional transit authority established pursuant to chapter 161B that adopts this chapter; provided, however, that the device may be automated or operated manually.

“Bus stop camera system”, a motor vehicle sensor device, which produces digital photographs or video recordings of a motor vehicle that commits a camera enforceable violation, installed in proximity to a posted bus stop by an enforcing authority.

“Camera enforceable violation”, (i) parking in a posted bus stop; or (ii) parking, standing or causing a motor vehicle to stand in a lane designated for the exclusive use of buses unless otherwise regulated or posted by an official traffic signal, sign or marking or at the direction of an authorized police officer in violation of section 4E of chapter 89.

“Enforcing authority”, the authority or a regional transit authority established pursuant to chapter 161B that adopts this chapter; provided, however, that a city or town served by the authority or the regional transit authority shall be the enforcing authority for bus stop camera systems.

“Registrar”, the registrar of motor vehicles.

Last updated:	January 8, 2025