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Massachusetts Statutes, Title XIV

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Chapter 90C

13 sections in this chapter.

All chapters in Title XIV922 Ch 90285 Ch 9183 Ch 90B63 Ch 8556 Ch 9254 Ch 8349 Ch 90D49 Ch 8148 Ch 8248 Ch 8431 Ch 8922 Ch 92A½20 Ch 8819 Ch 90F16

13 sections·Filtered byTitle XIV✕Ch 90C✕

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 1 Definitions
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Section 1. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Appellate division'', in the case of the district and Boston municipal court departments, the appellate divisions of such departments established by sectio…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 10 Penalty for falsification or disposal of citation, copy or record of issuance
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Section 10. Whoever knowingly falsifies a citation or copies thereof or a record of the issuance of same, or disposes of such citation, copy, or record, in a manner other than as required by the provisions of this chapter, or attempts so to falsify or dispose, or attempts to inci…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 11 Severability
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Section 11. If any of the provisions of this chapter, or the application of such provision to any persons or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those wherein it is held invalid, …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 2 Citations and citation books
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Section 2. Each police chief shall issue citation books to each permanent full-time police officer of his department whose duties may or will include traffic duty or traffic law enforcement, or directing or controlling traffic, and to such other officers as he at his discretion m…

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 2A Citation issuing authority of campus police; record-keeping and data collection requirements

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Section 2A. The authority for police officers appointed by the trustees of the commonwealth's state universities and community colleges under section 22 of chapter 15A to issue citations under this chapter shall be limited to the issuance of citations for violations occurring on …

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 3 Issuance of citations; hearing; appeal; summons or warrant; complaint; trial; license or permit suspension

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Section 3. (A) (1) If a police officer observes or has brought to the officer's attention the occurrence of a civil motor vehicle infraction, the officer may issue a written warning or may cite the violator for a civil motor vehicle infraction in accordance with this subsection. …

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 4 Criminal complaint; arrest without warrant; effect of conviction; access to records of offenders

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Section 4. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person other than a police officer from applying for a criminal complaint for an offense that constitutes a criminal automobile law violation under subsection (B) of section three of this chapter, and such person need not show th…

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 5 Citation not deemed writ

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Section 5. A citation issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed a writ as comprehended under the provisions of Article V of Chapter VI of Part the Second of the Constitution of Massachusetts.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 6 Printing and distribution of citation books; audit sheets

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Section 6. The registrar shall print citation books and distribute the same to each police chief, and shall obtain receipts therefor. Each police chief shall accept and be responsible for all citation books issued to that department. The registrar shall also furnish two copies of…

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 7 Reciprocal and mutual agreements with other states

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Section 7. The registrar is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal and mutual agreements with other states with regard to the interstate enforcement of motor vehicle violations and all other matters relating to motorists and motor vehicles, upon approval by the secretary of p…

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 7A Electronic communication between courts and registry

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Section 7A. The chief justice of the district court department and the registrar may jointly determine that any communication between the courts and the registry required to implement chapter ninety or this chapter may be accomplished solely by electronic means. The registrar may…

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 8 Construction of chapter

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Section 8. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede the powers and duties of the registrar as provided in chapter ninety.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, § 9 Disposal of citation, copy or record of issuance

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Section 9. It shall be unlawful and official misconduct to dispose of a citation or copies thereof, or of the record of the issuance of same in a manner other than as required by the provisions of this chapter.