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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 51l - Contracts for Construction, Enlargement or Improvement of Airports by Airport Commission

Section 51L. All contracts for the acquisition, establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement, protection, equipment, maintenance or operation of airports or other air navigation facilities, made by an airport commission itself or through the agency of the Massachusetts aeronautics commission, shall be made pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth governing the making of like contracts; provided, however, that where such acquisition, establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement, protection, equipment, maintenance or operation is financed wholly or partly with federal moneys the airport commission, or the Massachusetts aeronautics commission as its agent, may let contracts in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made thereunder, notwithstanding any other law of the commonwealth to the contrary.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 51m - Exclusive Contracts, Permits or Licenses to Transport Persons for Hire or to Receive or Deliver Passengers at Airports

Section 51M. Neither the commonwealth nor any city, town or other authority shall give or grant any contract, license, permit or franchise to any person for the transportation of persons for hire by a public or private carrier, or to any person engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles under the ''drive-it-yourself'' system, so called, or any similar system, which contract, license, permit or franchise by its terms purports to give to such a person, public carrier, private carrier or lessor, as the case may be, an exclusive right to receive or deliver passengers or engage in said business of leasing motor vehicles at or on the property of any publicly owned or controlled airport or any airport constructed in whole or in part with federal, state or other public funds.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 52 - Partial Unconstitutionality and Invalidity of Secs. 35 to 51

Section 52. If any provision of said sections thirty-five to fifty-one, inclusive, is declared unconstitutional or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions thereof and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 62 - Notice to Police Department Regarding Suspensions or Revocations Pursuant to Subsection (A) or (B) of Sec. 22, Secs. 22f, 22i, 24, 241/2, 24d, 24g or 24l

Section 62. Following any suspension or revocation pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of section 22, section 22F, 22I, 24, 241/2, 24D, 24G or 24L, the registrar shall timely notify the police department of the municipality in which the licensee or registrant resides, providing written notice of the name and address of the licensee or registrant, the license plate number of any vehicle registered to the operator at the time of the suspension or revocation and the reasons for the suspension or revocation, accompanied by a copy of the operator's driving record; provided, however, that the registrar shall timely notify the police department following any reissuance of the license or registration.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 221/2 - Suspension of Right to Operate Based Upon Violation of Sec. 32e of Chapter 94c

Section 221/2. The registrar shall suspend, without a hearing, the license or right to operate of a person who is convicted of a violation of subsection (b), (c) or (c1/2) of section 32E of chapter 94C or adjudged a delinquent child by reason of having violated said subsection (b), (c) or (c1/2) of said section 32E of said chapter 94C; provided, however, that the period of such suspension shall not exceed 5 years from the date of conviction; and provided further, that the person may, after the completion of any time served, apply for and shall be granted a hearing before the registrar to request the issuance of a new license for employment or educational purposes or for any other hardship purpose for the balance of the license suspension. The registrar may issue such license under such terms or conditions as the registrar may prescribe. If the registrar denies the applicant's request for a hardship license, the registrar shall issue written findings supporting the denial.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90 - Motor Vehicles and Aircraft › Section 241/2 - Ignition Interlock Device License Restriction; Revocation of License for Failure to Install or Maintain Device; Revocation of License for Attempt to Operate Motor Vehicle With Elevated Blood Alcohol Level

Section 241/2. No person whose license has been suspended in the commonwealth or any other jurisdiction by reason of: an assignment to an alcohol or controlled substance education, treatment or rehabilitation program; or a conviction for violating paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, subsection (a) of section 24G, operating a motor vehicle with a percentage by weight of blood alcohol of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of subsection (b) of said section 24G, section 24L, section 131/2 of chapter 265, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, section 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or, in the case of another jurisdiction, for any like offense, shall be issued a new license or right to operate or have his license or right to operate restored if he has previously been so assigned or convicted, unless a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by that person as a precondition to the issuance of a new license or right to operate or the restoration of such person's license or right to operate. A certified ignition interlock device shall be installed on all vehicles owned, leased and operated by the licensee for a period of 2 years and person restricted by a certified ignition interlock device shall have such device inspected, maintained and monitored in accordance with such regulations as the registrar shall promulgate. The registrar may, after hearing, revoke for an extended period or for life, the license of whoever removes such device or fails to have it inspected, maintained or monitored on at least 2 occasions during the period of the restricted license or right to operate if the licensee has operated or attempted to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol level that caused the certified ignition interlock device to prohibit a vehicle from starting on at least 2 occasions or that recorded a blood alcohol level in excess of.02 on at least 2 occasions. A person aggrieved by a decision of the registrar pursuant to this section may file an appeal in the superior court of the trial court department. If the court determines that the registrar abused his discretion, the court may vacate the suspension or revocation of a license or right to operate or reduce the period of suspension or revocation as ordered by the registrar.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90a - The Highway Safety Act › Section 1 - Governor's Highway Safety Committee; Establishment; Membership

Section 1. There shall be in the executive department a committee to be known as the Governor's Highway Safety Committee, hereinafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of the registrar of motor vehicles, the attorney general, or his designee, the commissioner of insurance, the commissioner of highways, the secretary of public safety and security or his designee, the commissioner of education, the chairman of the youth service board, the commissioner of conservation and recreation, the commissioner of mental health, and 11 members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative of a Massachusetts safety council accredited by the National Safety Council, two of whom shall be representatives of labor organizations representing persons employed as operators of trucks, buses or automobiles, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs' Association, one of whom shall be an officer of the Professional Driver Education Association of Massachusetts, Inc., one of whom shall be a representative of an automobile club, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Modified Motorcycle Association of Massachusetts, Inc., doing business as Massachusetts Motorcycle Association and one of whom shall be a representative of a recognized bicycle club. The members appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of three years. The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for service on the committee. The committee shall have no power or authority except as specifically provided by law.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90a - The Highway Safety Act › Section 2 - Personnel; Offices

Section 2. The governor shall appoint or make available from his staff, or shall designate from other departments, such personnel as shall be necessary to carry out the functions of the committee. One such person so appointed or designated shall serve as the executive director of the committee. The executive director shall be selected by the governor and may be removed by him at any time at his discretion. He shall perform such duties as the governor may prescribe. The committee shall be provided with suitable offices and equipment.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90a - The Highway Safety Act › Section 4 - Powers and Duties of Committee

Section 4. The committee shall meet on the call of the governor at such times and places as he may determine. It shall be the duty of the committee to study the problems of safety in connection with the operation of motor vehicles; to consult and co-operate with all departments of state government in regard to highway safety; to promote and encourage uniform and effective programs of safety on highways and to assist in the co-ordination of such programs among state departments, local governmental agencies, other governmental agencies, and private organizations; to interchange information among the several departments of the state government for more effective highway safety conditions; to co-operate with officials of the United States government and with local governments toward the achievement of greater highway safety; to encourage highway safety education in the commonwealth; to encourage and assist in the creation of, and the programs of, local highway safety committees; and to make recommendations to the legislature with respect to the problems of highway safety.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 2 - Numbering; Exceptions

Section 2. Every motorboat on the waters of the commonwealth shall be numbered in accordance with this chapter, except:—
(1) A motorboat owned in a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of the commonwealth.
(2) A motorboat owned by an agency of the United States government or by a state, county, city or town.
(3) Ship's lifeboats.
(4) A motorboat numbered in accordance with a numbering system established by the secretary; provided, that the certificate of number or similar document awarding a number to such motorboat is in full force and effect; and provided, further, that such motorboat shall not have been within the commonwealth for a period of time in excess of sixty consecutive days.
(5) A motorboat numbered in accordance with the numbering system of another state, which system has been approved by the secretary; provided, that the certificate of number or similar document awarding a number to such motorboat is in full force and effect; and provided, further, that such motorboat shall not have been within the commonwealth for a period of time in excess of sixty consecutive days.
(6) A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States government or any federal agency successor thereto.
Subject to the above exceptions, no person shall maintain, operate or suffer or permit the operation of any motorboat on the waters of the commonwealth unless such motorboat is numbered in accordance with this chapter. In any prosecution under this section wherein one or more of the above exceptions is alleged in defense, the burden of proof thereof shall be on the defendant.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 4 - Lost, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates of Number; Replacement

Section 4. If a certificate of number is lost, destroyed, or so mutilated as to be illegible, the owner shall, within fifteen days, notify the division in writing, describing the circumstances of the loss or destruction and certifying to its loss, together with a complete application form and a fee of one dollar for the replacement of such certificate of number. Any certificate of number so mutilated as to be illegible shall be forwarded to the director with the application form and prescribed fee for replacement.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 4a - Altering, Forging or Counterfeiting Certificates of Number of Motorboat; Penalty

Section 4A. Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits, or procures or assists another to falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, a certificate of number of a motorboat, or whoever forges, or without authority uses the signature, facsimile of the signature, or validating signature stamp of the director of the division of law enforcement upon a genuine or falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited certificate of number of a motorboat, or whoever has in his possession, or utters, publishes as true or in any way makes use of a falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited certificate of number of a motorboat, and whoever has in his possession or utters, publishes as true, or in any way makes use of a falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited signature, facsimile of the signature or validation signature stamp of the director of the division of law enforcement, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 4b - Removal, Defacing, Etc. of Identification Number of Motorboat, Motor or Engine; Penalties

Section 4B. Whoever removes, defaces, alters, changes, destroys, obliterates or mutilates, or causes to be removed or destroyed or in any way defaced, altered, changed, obliterated or mutilated, the identifying number or numbers of the manufacturer of a motorboat or the identification number of the manufacturer of a motor or engine designed for use in a boat with intent thereby to conceal the identity of such motorboat, motor or engine shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; and possession of any motorboat or any such motor or engine or of any part thereof, the identifying number or numbers of which have been so removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, obliterated or mutilated shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the foregoing provision. Whoever sells or otherwise disposes of or attempts to sell or otherwise dispose of such motorboat, motor or engine, knowing or having reason to believe that the identifying number or numbers of said motorboat, motor or engine have been so removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, obliterated or mutilated, shall be punished by the same fine or imprisonment, or both.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 5a - Personal Floatation Devices

Section 5A. Every vessel not subject to the provisions of section five shall carry one Coast Guard approved personal floatation device of Type I, II or III for each person on board, in good and serviceable condition in a readily accessible location. Each amphibious landing vehicle shall have 1 Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III that shall be in a readily accessible location for each passenger under 10 years of age. This section shall not apply to vessels used in competitive rowing, sculling or supervised intercollegiate sailing programs, rafts, surfboards, sail fish, so called, or any similar type of vessel.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 5b - Automatic Shut&ndash;off Nozzle for Motorboat Fuel Dispensing Devices; Fine

Section 5B. Each pump or other dispensing device used to provide motor fuel for motorboats shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle which shall not be capable of being locked into an open position. Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 5c - Discharge of Sewage Into Waters Designated as a No Discharge Area; Fine

Section 5C. Any person that discharges sewage, whether treated or not, from a marine sanitation device into any waters of the commonwealth designated by the secretary of environmental affairs as a no discharge area pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1322 shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $2,000 for each violation of this section.
If a person defaults in the payment of a fine imposed for a violation of this section, or any portion thereof, the court shall cause a copy of the court record reflecting such default to be transmitted forthwith to the director. The court shall send a new copy of such person's court record to the director upon satisfaction of the fine. After receipt of a court record showing a default for nonpayment of a fine, or portion thereof, the director shall not issue an original certificate of number or renew a certificate of number to the person in default for any boat owned by such person until notified that such fine is satisfied. If a certificate of number was issued to such person prior to receipt of the record showing a default for nonpayment of a fine, or portion thereof, the director shall revoke such certificate of number for any boat owned by such person until notified that such fine is satisfied.
Notwithstanding section 10G of chapter 21A, all fines collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the commonwealth for deposit into the General Fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 5d - Violations of Sec. 37b of Chapter 21; Penalties

Section 5D. (a) Whoever violates subsection (g) of section 37B of chapter 21, or any rule, regulation order or quarantine promulgated thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first violation, by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for a second such violation and by a fine of not less than $1,000 or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 60 days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a third or subsequent such violation.
(b) The director may suspend, revoke or cancel the certificate of number issued to whoever is convicted of violating section 37B. Such suspension, revocation or cancellation shall be in addition to the criminal penalties in subsection (a).
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 6 - Exhaust; Use of Cutouts

Section 6. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by a muffler or underwater exhaust of a type or types approved by and used in conformity with the rules and regulations of the director. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a race previously approved by the director, and for such motorboats while on trial runs during a period not to exceed forty-eight hours immediately preceding such race, and for such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed forty-eight hours immediately following such race.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 7 - Compliance With Sec. 5; Pre-Requisite to Departure From Boat Livery

Section 7. Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor his agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his premises unless it shall have been provided, either by the owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to section five of this chapter or pursuant to any rule or regulation of the director.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 9 - Accidents; Duty of Operator; Reports

Section 9. (a) The operator of any motorboat involved in a collision, accident or other casualty shall, so far as he is able without serious danger to his own or other vessels or to any persons, render to other persons affected by the boating accident such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from any danger caused by the boating accident. Such operator shall also give his name, address and identification of his vessel to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the boating accident. In cases where death, personal injury or property damage over five hundred dollars occurs, the operator or any person authorized to enforce the provisions of chapter ninety B, shall immediately notify the division of law enforcement. The director or his designee shall investigate the accident.
(b) The operator of any motorboat involved in a boating accident, shall file with the division a full description of such boating accident, including such information as the director may by regulation require. Such report shall conform to the requirements of a boating accident report under the laws of the United States. Whenever death results from a boating accident, a written report shall be submitted within forty-eight hours. For every other boating accident a written report shall be submitted within five days.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), individual boating accident reports shall not be public records, and shall not be admissible in evidence in a court of law other than in a proceeding petitioning for a review of a decision of the director.
(d) Boating accident reports may be made available for additional statistical studies subject to the regulations of the director; provided, that information from individual reports shall not be disclosed.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 9a - Jet Ski, Surf Jet or Wetbike Operation

Section 9A. No person shall operate a jet ski, surf jet or wetbike (a) on waters of the commonwealth unless the person is sixteen years of age or older, (b) within one hundred and fifty feet of a swimmer, shore or moored vessel, except at headway speed, (c) on waters of the commonwealth of less than seventy-five acres, (d) without wearing an approved personal flotation device or (e), between sunset and sunrise. For the purposes of this section, the term, ''headway speed'', shall mean the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft, jet ski, surf jet or wetbike can be operated and maintain steerage way.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 9b - Educational Safety Program; Jet Skis, Surf Jets and Wetbikes

Section 9B. The division of law enforcement within the department of fisheries and wildlife is hereby authorized and directed to establish an educational safety program for the operation of jet skis, surf jets and wetbikes. All persons under the age of eighteen who operate such watercraft shall be required to participate in said program; provided, however, that the director of said division shall establish the program criteria and content and shall determine the minimum safety skills necessary for said persons to operate such watercraft.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 10 - Requests for Information or Records From Federal Agencies

Section 10. In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the division whether the same be a matter of public record or information specified by this chapter as not to be released or made public shall be transmitted to said officials or agency of the United States.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 12 - Enforcement of Chapter

Section 12. The provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations made under the authority thereof shall be enforced by the director, deputy directors of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement, environmental police officers and deputy environmental police officers of the division of law enforcement, department of fisheries, wildlife and environmental law enforcement, by harbor masters and assistant harbor masters, by police officers assigned to harbor patrol, by fish and game wardens, by members of the state police, and by city and town police officers assigned to patrol the waters of the commonwealth. For the purpose of such enforcement such officers may board any motorboat and may conduct an inspection thereof, including an examination of the certificate of number, and may require the operator of such motorboat to give his true and correct name and address. Whoever attempts to prevent any such officer from boarding such motorboat for the purpose of inspecting, or whoever attempts to prevent such officer from making an inspection of such boat, shall be punished as provided in section thirty-eight.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 12a - Operation Without Personal Flotation Devices or in Overloaded or Unsafe Condition

Section 12A. Any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who observes a motorboat or vessel being used without personal flotation devices required under this chapter or which is in an overloaded or other unsafe condition and which, in his judgment, presents a substantial risk of injury or loss of life by the use of said motorboat or vessel, may terminate such use and direct the operator to take whatever immediate and corrective steps which are necessary for the safety of the persons aboard such motorboat or vessel, including, but not limited to, directing the operator to proceed to a mooring and to remain there until such motorboat or vessel is deemed to be safe.
As used in this section the term ''other unsafe condition'' shall mean: (a) the motorboat or vessel is not displaying the navigation lights between sunset and sunrise; (b) the motorboat or vessel has fuel leakage from either the fuel system or engine; (c) the motorboat or vessel has an accumulation of fuel in the bilges or in a compartment other than a fuel tank; (d) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the ventilation requirements for tanks and engine spaces; or (e) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the requirements for backfire flame control.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 13 - Arrest Without Warrant; Entry Upon Private Lands

Section 13. Any officer empowered to enforce this chapter may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority hereof. All officers empowered to enforce this chapter may in the performance of their duties enter upon and pass through or over private lands and property whether or not covered by water.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 13a - Scuba Divers; Display of Diver's Flag Required

Section 13A. Every scuba diver or group of scuba divers while swimming on or under the surface of the waters of the commonwealth shall display for each diver or group of divers as a warning device to boat operators, a diver's flag, so called, constructed of rigidly supported material at least twelve inches by fifteen inches in area of red background with a white diagonal stripe. Such diver's flag shall be displayed on a boat or surface float and shall extend a minimum distance of three feet from the surface of the water. Divers shall remain in an area within one hundred feet of such displayed diver's flag while at or near the surface of the water. A boat operator within sight of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution and within a radius of one hundred feet of such flag shall proceed at a speed not to exceed three miles per hour.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 14 - Penalties; Proceedings

Section 14. (a) Whoever violates any provision of section two, three, four, six or nine A or of any rule or regulation pertaining thereto shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, except as hereinafter provided. Any person against whom a complaint has been issued for a violation of section two or of any rule or regulation pertaining thereto may, if it is the first offense committed by such person in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under authority hereof, appear in person or through an attorney or agent duly authorized in writing, before the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense, and confess the offense charged. In the alternative, any person against whom a complaint has been issued for violation of section five, five A, six or nine A may waive a trial and plead guilty by mailing to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense, payment in the amount of ten dollars for each offense, by postal note, money order, or certified check made payable to said clerk. Payment by such a person to such clerk of a fine of ten dollars and costs shall operate as a final disposition of the case. Proceedings so disposed of by such clerk shall not be deemed criminal and no person who appears before a clerk of court as provided herein shall be required to report to any probation officer and no record of the case shall be entered in the probation records. Such clerk shall, within three days of such payment, forward to the director a certified copy of such proceedings. For the purpose of counting violations such disposition shall operate as if a finding of guilty had been made in court.
(b) Whoever as a scuba diver, so-called or boat operator violates any provision of section five, five A, seven, subsection (b) of section nine, twelve A or thirteen A or of any rule or regulation pertaining thereto shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of subsections (b), (c), or (d) of section eight or any rules or regulations pertaining to section eight shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 15 - Scope of Chapter; Local Regulations; Approval of Ordinances and By-Laws

Section 15. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall govern the numbering, operation, equipment and all other matters relating thereto of any vessel subject to the provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under authority hereof, whenever any such vessel shall be operated or maintained on the waters of the commonwealth, or whenever any activity regulated by said chapter or said rules and regulations shall take place thereon.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any city or town from regulating, by ordinance or by-law, not contrary to the provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under authority hereof, other than numbering, of such vessels on such waters of the commonwealth as lie within the city or town, or such activities which take place thereon. Such cities and towns may, by joint action, provide for such regulations for such waters lying in two or more cities or towns.
(c) No such ordinance or by-law shall be valid unless it shall have been approved by the director and published in a newspaper of general distribution in said city or town not less than five days before the effective date thereof.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 17 - Enforcing Officers; Reports to Director

Section 17. Every officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law made under authority hereof shall report to the director, on forms provided by him and in such manner as he may prescribe, every violation of such chapter, rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law which results in any disposition by a court or by a clerk of court acting under the provisions of section fifteen.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 19 - Severability

Section 19. If any provisions of sections one through eighteen, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of said sections, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those wherein it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 21 - Recreation Vehicle Safety and Responsibility Course

Section 21. No person under 18 years of age shall operate a recreation vehicle unless he has successfully completed a recreation vehicle safety and responsibility course approved by the director of environmental law enforcement. The director may exempt a participant of a sanctioned race, rally or event who is not a resident of the commonwealth from the requirements of this section. Such course shall include, but shall not be limited to, notification of the potential criminal penalties and forfeiture process for certain violations of law relative to the safe operation of recreation vehicles. A parent or legal guardian of an operator of a recreation vehicle under 16 years of age shall participate in at least 1 session of the recreation vehicle safety and responsibility course or as required by the director. Proof of the successful completion of the course shall be carried on the person of the operator while operating a recreation vehicle. Proof of an operator's successful completion of another state's equivalent recreation vehicle safety and responsibility course, as determined by the director, shall be valid in the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 22a - Vintage Snow Vehicle; Registration; Operation Restrictions

Section 22A. A state resident or non-resident who owns a vintage snow vehicle may register the snow vehicle pursuant to section 22 as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the registration fee to the director. A snow vehicle shall, at the time of registration, meet the sound and emission specifications in effect at the time the snow vehicle was manufactured. For the purposes of this section, a vintage snow vehicle shall be a snow vehicle that is more than 25 years old and that is substantially maintained in original or restored condition.
A vintage snow vehicle registration issued by the director for a snow vehicle shall authorize the vehicle to be operated only for the purpose of traveling to, returning from and participating in an exhibition, parade or other public event of interest and for occasional personal use.
Notwithstanding said section 22, the registration fee for each vintage snow vehicle shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance as provided in section 3B of chapter 7; provided, however, that the registration shall be valid until the ownership of the vintage snow vehicle is transferred to another person. Upon the transfer of ownership, a new owner may register the snow vehicle as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the vintage snow vehicle registration fee.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 23 - Transfer of Ownership

Section 23. Within two days after transfer of ownership of a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle, written notice shall be forwarded to the director by the previous owner along with his registration certificate, the back of which shall be signed by the new owner giving his address. The new owner shall make application for registration as hereinbefore provided.
A person who returns his said vehicle certificate to the director because of transfer of ownership shall be eligible for a new certificate upon application to the division for a new vehicle registration for the balance of the registration period for a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 24 - Lights; Reflectors; Excessive Noise; Noxious Fumes

Section 24. Each snow vehicle and each recreation vehicle shall be equipped with one or more headlights, a red rear light, a red rear reflector, and adequate muffler, and such safety equipment as may be required by the director. Each such vehicle shall be capable of decelerating in a reasonable manner. Any sled or trailer attached to any such vehicle shall also be equipped with a red rear reflector. All such equipment shall conform to such specifications as the registrar of motor vehicles shall prescribe; provided, however, that the requirements for lighting, as set forth in this paragraph, shall not apply to category Y - all terrain vehicles, so-called; and provided, further, that said registrar in such specifications shall define said category Y - all terrain vehicles in a manner which shall be consistent with the American National Standards Institute Standard ANSI/SVIA I - 1990.
No snow vehicle or recreation vehicle shall be operated which emits noxious fumes or makes unusual or excessive noise. No snow vehicle or recreation vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 1998, shall be operated that produces a sound pressure level of more than 96 decibels when measured from a distance of 20 inches using test procedures established by the Society of Automotive Engineers under Standard J1287 JUL98. No snow vehicle or recreation vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1998, shall be operated that produces a sound pressure level of more than 101 decibels when measured from a distance of 20 inches using test procedures established by the Society of Automotive Engineers under said Standard J1287 JUL98. This paragraph shall not apply to a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle being operated on a privately-owned track or closed course as permitted by local municipal authority; provided, however, that a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle manufactured before January 28, 1985, and substantially maintained in its original or restored condition shall meet the sound and emission specifications in place at the time of its manufacture.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 26a - Operation of Snow or Recreation Vehicle While Under Influence of Alcohol or Other Intoxicants; Punishment

Section 26A. (a) Whoever being 21 years of age or older operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.08 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.
(b) Whoever being under 21 years of age operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.02 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 26b - Negligent or Reckless Operation of Snow or Recreation Vehicle; Leaving the Scene of an Accident; Negligent or Reckless Operation of Snow or Recreation Vehicle Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death; Punishment

Section 26B. (a) Whoever operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle recklessly or operates a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000.
(b) Whoever operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle and, without stopping and making known his name, address and the registration number of his snow vehicle or recreation vehicle, leaves the scene after knowingly colliding with or otherwise causing injury to another snow vehicle or recreation vehicle or property shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000; provided, however, that the damage to property shall be greater than $500.
(c) Whoever operates a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle and, without stopping and making known his name, address and the registration number of his snow vehicle or recreation vehicle, leaves the scene after knowingly colliding with or otherwise causing bodily injury to another shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
(d) Whoever operates a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle recklessly or negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered and, by such operation, causes serious bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years or by a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For the purposes of this section ''serious bodily injury'' shall mean bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which involves either total disability or the loss or substantial impairment of some bodily function for a substantial period of time.
(e) Whoever operates a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle recklessly or negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered, and by such operation causes the death of another person, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XIV - Public Ways and Works › Chapter 90b - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles › Section 26d - Summons for Violation of Secs. 26a or 26b

Section 26D. A summons may be issued instead of a warrant for arrest upon a complaint for a violation of section 26A or 26B if in the judgment of the court or justice receiving the complaint there is reason to believe that the defendant will appear upon a summons. Nothing in this section shall limit a law enforcement officer's power to arrest under any other provisions of the General Laws or at common law.