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MA Gen L ch 159a1/2 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies|Section 6 - Violations of Chapter by Transportation Network Company; Penalties; Judicial Review

Section 6. (a) If the division determines, after notice and a hearing, that a transportation network company is in violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, the division shall issue a monetary penalty, suspend or revoke a transportation network company permit or take other action that the division deems necessary. In determining the amount of the monetary penalty, the division shall consider, without limitation, the size of the transportation network company based on a transportation network company's intrastate operating revenues for the previous calendar year, the gravity of the violation including noncompliance with the payment of commercial rate tolls as required in clause (v) of subsection (c) of section 3, the degree to which the transportation network company exercised good faith in attempting to achieve compliance or to remedy non-compliance and previous violations by the transportation network company cited by the division.  The division shall issue rules and regulations to establish a process for administrative appeal of any penalty, suspension or revocation imposed in accordance with this section.  (b) Any party aggrieved by a final order or decision of the division pursuant to this section may institute proceedings for judicial review in the superior court within 30 days after receipt of such order or decision. Any proceedings in the superior court shall, insofar as applicable, be governed by the provisions of section 14 of chapter 30A, and may be instituted in the superior court for the county (i) where the parties or any of them reside or have their principal place of business within the commonwealth; (ii) where the division has its principal place of business; or (iii) of Suffolk. The commencement of such proceedings shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the division's order or decision.
MA Gen L ch 159a1/2 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies|Section 7 - Violations of Chapter by Driver Providing Transportation Network Services; Penalties

Section 7. (a) A driver providing transportation network services who is not in compliance with subsection (b) of section 2 or sections 4 or 5 shall be deemed to have committed a civil motor vehicle infraction, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90C. State or local law enforcement officials may issue a citation for any such violation in the manner provided for in said chapter 90C. If the driver is cited under this subsection, every transportation network company that allows the driver to provide transportation network services shall be subject to a fine of $500.  (b) A driver providing transportation network services who knowingly or willfully allows another individual to use that driver's certificate or identity to provide transportation network services or a driver who is using a transportation network driver certificate belonging to another individual or is misrepresenting a driver's identity to riders or potential riders by means of a digital network shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 for a first offense, by a fine of not more than $750 for a second offense and by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 6 months for a third or subsequent offense.  (c) A driver who violates section 3 or any other person who, by soliciting, accepting, arranging or providing transportation network services in any other manner, including through street hails, cruising or street solicitations, shall be deemed to have committed a civil motor vehicle infraction, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90C. State or local law enforcement officials may issue a citation for any such violation in the manner provided for in said chapter 90C to the transportation network driver and may assess a fine of $500.  (d) A driver who fails to produce proof of a transportation network driver certificate and a background check clearance certificate upon request by law enforcement shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for a first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 for a second offense and not more than $1,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
MA Gen L ch 159a1/2 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies|Section 9 - Right of Transportation Network Company to Suspend, Revoke or Terminate a Driver From Digital Network

Section 9. Nothing in this chapter shall require a transportation network company to issue a driver certificate to a driver applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter or prevent the transportation network company from suspending, revoking or otherwise terminating a driver from its digital network.
MA Gen L ch 159a1/2 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies|Section 10 - Taxation or Additional Requirements on Transportation Network Companies by Entities Other Than Massachusetts Port Authority Prohibited

Section 10. Except where expressly set forth in this chapter, no municipality or other local or state entity, except the Massachusetts Port Authority, may: (i) impose a tax on or require any additional license for a transportation network company, a transportation network driver or a vehicle used by a transportation network driver where the tax or licenses relate to facilitating or providing pre-arranged rides; (ii) require any additional license for a transportation network company or transportation network driver; or (iii) subject a transportation network company to the municipality's or other local or state entity's rates or other requirements, including but not limited to entry or operational requirements; provided, however, that a municipality or other local or state entity may regulate traffic flow and traffic patterns to ensure public safety and convenience.
MA Gen L ch 159a1/2 § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159a1/2 - Transportation Network Companies|Section 11 - Rules and Regulations

Section 11. The division shall promulgate regulations necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 1 - Policy

Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth to regulate transportation of property by motor carriers upon its ways in such manner as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of such transportation, and to foster sound economic conditions in such transportation and among carriers engaged therein in the public interest; and in connection therewith to: (1) Promote adequate, economical and efficient service by motor carriers, and reasonable charges therefor, without unjust discriminations undue preferences or advantages or unfair or destructive competitive practices, (2) improve the relations between, and co-ordinate transportation by and regulation of, motor carriers and other carriers, (3) develop and preserve a highway transportation system properly adapted to the needs of the commerce of the commonwealth, and (4) promote safety upon its ways in the interests of its citizens.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 6a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 6a - Excessive Rates; Refunds; Rebates; Payments to Owner-Operators of Equipment Leased to Prime Contractors

Section 6A. No common carrier by motor vehicle shall charge, demand, collect or receive a different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariffs than the rates and charges specified in the tariffs in effect at the time; and no such carrier shall refund or remit in any manner or by any device, directly or indirectly, or through any agent or broker or otherwise, any portion of the rates or charges so specified, or extend to any person any privilege or facility for transportation except such as are specified in its tariffs.  No shipper, consignee or any other person, in connection with any transportation operation subject to this chapter, shall knowingly induce or persuade or enter into any contract or agreement with any common carrier by motor vehicle to make a rebate or refund of any lawful transportation charges, or to give up or repay any part of any payment to which he is lawfully entitled, or to render a bill for an amount different from those proper under the rates and charges established under the provisions of this chapter and contained in the published tariffs legally on file with the department.  Nothing in this section shall apply to the transportation of property by motor vehicle when there is a physical transfer of such property from one common carrier to another such common carrier when the rate charged the public for transportation of such property is already published and filed with the department; provided, however, that any person who is an owner-operator of equipment which he rents or leases to a prime contractor, may, solely for the purposes of qualifying for benefits under health and welfare funds and pension funds and for no other purpose be considered an employee of said prime contractor and shall be paid separately for his personal services and separately for the hire of his equipment; provided, further that the total of such payments does not exceed or differ from the compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariffs; and provided further, that no owner-operator who holds a certificate as a common carrier shall be considered an employee or agent of a contractor for any purpose except that specifically set forth herein nor shall any contractor be held liable in any action of tort arising from the operation of a motor vehicle owned or operated by any such common carrier furnishing transportation services for him.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 6d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 6d - Purchase by Carriers; Commodities for Immediate Resale

Section 6D. Common or contract carriers shall not purchase from shippers for the purpose of immediate resale after transportation any commodity which is listed in the authority granted such carrier unless the transportation charge included in or deducted from such resale produces revenues identical to the rates published in its tariff on file with the department.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 8 - Certificate of Common Carrier and Permit of Contract Carrier Held by One Carrier

Section 8. No carrier shall be permitted to hold both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit until after having shown to the satisfaction of the department at a public hearing that operation under such certificate and permit is consistent with the public interest and with the policy declared in section one.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 9 - Plates; Driver's Certificate

Section 9. A single distinguishing plate shall be prescribed and furnished by the department annually for each of the vehicles necessary for the conduct of the business of the holder of the certificate or permit, upon his application to the department, and said plates shall be prominently displayed on the front of each such vehicle whenever operated. Each such plate shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the department, which shall be in the possession of the driver at all times while operating and shall set forth the make, manufacturer's serial number, if any, and motor number, if any, of the vehicle with respect to which said plate shall be used. As used in this section and in section ten, the word ''vehicle'' shall include a tractor, with or without a semi-trailer unit. No such plate shall be transferred from one vehicle to another, except upon authority and with the consent of the department and upon payment of a transfer fee, except as provided in section ten B. The annual charge for each plate shall be ten dollars. The amount of the aforementioned transfer fee and the annual charge for each plate shall be determined by the commissioner of administration annually under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 10 - Interstate Carriers; Registration; Fees

Section 10. Each interstate carrier by motor vehicle transporting over the ways within the commonwealth for compensation shall register and identify with the department pursuant to the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005. Each registration shall be accompanied by a fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the board of directors of the federal Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 10a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 10a - Replacement of Distinguishing Plate or Identification Device; Fees

Section 10A. When a distinguishing plate issued by the department is lost or mutilated or the number thereon becomes illegible, the carrier to whom such plate was issued shall make application for a plate replacement. The department may issue additional plates to replace such plates issued under section nine or ten as have been lost or mutilated or as are illegible, upon payment of a fee for each such additional plate. The amount of any fees referred to herein shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. The department may issue a duplicate certificate, permit or license in place of one issued under this chapter which has been lost or destroyed as well as certified copies of certificates, permits, licenses, or plate certificates upon payment of a fee as determined pursuant to the aforementioned chapter seven.  If a vehicle identification device other than a distinguishing plate is lost, destroyed, mutilated or becomes illegible a new device may be issued therefor upon application by the motor carrier and upon payment of the same fee prescribed for the original issuance thereof.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 10b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 10b - Vehicles Temporarily Leased; Distinguishing Plates; Transfer of Plates; Rules and Regulations; Fees

Section 10B. The department may issue distinguishing plates to motor carriers and interstate licensees to be used only on motor vehicles temporarily leased by such carriers. Any plates so issued may be transferred from one such vehicle to another such vehicle leased by a carrier to whom such plate was originally issued. The department shall keep a record of plates issued to each carrier for use on leased vehicles. The motor carrier or interstate licensee shall keep a record of the use of such plates, setting forth the names and addresses of the lessors and the drivers, engine and serial numbers of the vehicles used, duration of the lease, the identifying numbers of the plates and the date each such plate was placed on any leased vehicle and the date such plate was removed therefrom. A copy of the lease shall be carried on each vehicle under temporary lease engaged in interstate operations within the commonwealth. The department may make such rules and regulations relative to the issuance and use of such plates as it deems necessary and proper, and for just cause may revoke, recall, or prohibit the use of any plate issued under this section. Failure to keep full and complete records under this section shall be cause for such revocation. An annual charge, for each plate issued under this section shall be determined by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven and shall apply to all such applications notwithstanding the provisions of section ten.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 11a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 11a - Conditional Transfers

Section 11A. In the event temporary approval for transfer under the Interstate Commerce Act has been granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission and upon application and payment of the fees required by section eleven, the department may, after hearing and upon a finding that such action is otherwise consistent with this chapter, conditionally transfer to the person so authorized thereunder for a period of six months or less, or for any further period authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the department, any interstate license issued under section ten and which is covered by such temporary approval, and any other certificates or permits held by the proposed transferor. After a final order has been issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing a permanent transfer and upon application and payment of the fees required by section eleven, the department may permanently transfer such certificate, permit or license in proceedings held in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 12 - Amendment, Suspension or Revocation; Hearing

Section 12. Any certificate, permit or license may, upon application of the holder thereof and after notice and hearing as provided by paragraph (b) of section three, be amended. Any permit, certificate or license, upon written application of the holder thereof to the department, may, without such notice and hearing, be suspended or revoked in whole or in part.  After a hearing, at least ten days' notice whereof shall be mailed to the holder of the certificate, permit or license in question at the address shown on the department records, the department may revoke, or suspend for such period of time as it may deem fit, any such certificate, permit or license, in whole or in part, for any violation of any provision of this chapter or of the orders, rules and regulations of the department made, adopted or established under authority thereof, or of any lawful requirement, condition, limitation or restriction contained in such certificate, permit or license. Any such certificate, permit or license shall remain in effect unless and until revoked by the department as herein provided, but subject to suspension as aforesaid.  No such certificate, permit or license shall be transferred, without the consent of the department, pending any complaint or hearing upon or in which the question of its revocation or suspension depends or is involved, and the effect of such revocation or suspension shall not be avoided by any such transfer, or by a transfer thereafter or by any other device or subterfuge.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 12a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 12a - Director of Transportation Division; Powers

Section 12A. The director of the transportation division may destroy applications filed under this chapter for distinguishing plates, except those of the current calendar year and the year next preceding. He may destroy or dispose of any returned or obsolete distinguishing plates which, in his opinion, are no longer of any value to the commonwealth. He may also destroy or otherwise dispose of certificates, permits or licenses which have been cancelled, revoked or reclassified under the provisions of the General Laws and which have not been effective for five years from the date of such cancellation, revocation or reclassification. He may likewise dispose of or destroy applications for certificates, permits or licenses which have been denied or dismissed after the expiration of five years from the date of such denial or dismissal.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 13 - Exempt Vehicles

Section 13. Motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions and motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of non-hazardous waste materials shall be subject to section eighteen, but shall be exempt from all other provisions of this chapter. Motor vehicles while engaged exclusively in the delivery of the United States mail or any other work directly under the United States shall be exempt from all provisions of this chapter except section eighteen, but shall be subject to said section so far as may be permissible under the constitution and laws of the United States.
MA Gen L ch 159b § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 159b - Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle|Section 14 - Investigators and Examiners; Powers

Section 14. Investigators and examiners appointed under section twelve F of chapter twenty-five, with respect to the enforcement of the laws relating to commercial motor vehicles, including laws and regulations relating to safety on public ways, shall have and exercise throughout the commonwealth all the powers of constables, except the service of civil processes, and of police officers, and they may serve all processes issued by the courts or the department or the director of the transportation division. Any officer authorized to make arrests may arrest without warrant and keep in custody for not more than twenty-four hours, unless Sunday intervenes, any person operating a commercial motor vehicle on any public way who does not have in his possession a license to operate motor vehicles granted to him by the registrar of motor vehicles of this commonwealth, and who violates any statute, by-law, ordinance or regulation relating to the operation or control of commercial motor vehicles and the weights and dimensions thereof and at or before the expiration of said period of time, such person shall be brought before a magistrate or court and proceeded against according to law. An investigator or examiner appointed under chapter twenty-five may arrest without warrant, keep in custody for a like period of time, bring before a magistrate and proceed against in like manner, any person operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of liquors, irrespective of his possession of such license.