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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.05 - Visual Standards and Procedures

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(1)
Visual Acuity and Horizontal Peripheral Field of Vision Standards
			 (Excluding Individuals Who Use Bioptic Telescopic Lenses)
. An
			 individual, excluding individuals who use bioptic telescopic lenses or are
			 registered with the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, shall be deemed
			 vision qualified to apply for, or continue to hold, a learner's permit or
			 license to operate a motor vehicle, if he or she meets the requirements in
			 540 CMR
			 24.04(3) and (4) and:
(a) has a distant visual acuity of at least
			 20/40 (Snellen) in either eye, with or without corrective lenses, and has a
			 combined horizontal peripheral field of vision of not less than 120º. If
			 corrective lenses are used to meet the requirements in
			 540 CMR
			 24.04, a corrective lens restriction shall be
			 added to the learner's permit or license; or
(b) has a distant visual acuity of between
			 20/50 and 20/70 (Snellen) in either eye, with or without corrective lenses, and
			 has a combined horizontal peripheral field of vision of not less than
			 120º. Individuals who meet the requirements in
			 540 CMR
			 24.04 will be eligible to receive a learner's
			 permit or license restricted to operation during daylight hours only.
			 Accordingly, a daylight only restriction will be added to the learner's permit
			 or license. This restriction may be removed if the licensee passes a night time
			 road test. In addition, where corrective lenses are used to meet this standard,
			 a corrective lens restriction will be added to the learner's permit or
			 license.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.06 - Seizure and Loss of Consciousness Standard and Procedures

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(1)
Seizure and Loss of
			 Consciousness Standard
. When the Registry receives information
			 that a licensee or applicant for a learner's permit or license has experienced
			 a seizure, syncope, or any other form of altered consciousness which will or
			 may affect the safe operation of a motor vehicle, that licensee or applicant
			 shall be deemed ineligible for a license to operate a motor vehicle. That
			 licensee shall voluntarily surrender his or her license or the Registry shall
			 suspend or revoke the license, until the licensee has been episode free for a
			 minimum of six months, subject to the exception of
			 540 CMR
			 24.05(2), and the licensee
			 or applicant submits an evaluation completed by his or her physician confirming
			 that he or she has been free from episodes for a minimum of six months, and
			 which states all of the following:
(a) the
			 cause of the episode (type of disorder suffered); and
(b) the means by which the condition is
			 controlled (including any medications and dosages); and
(c) the degree of impairment or disability
			 suffered during the episode (extent of episode); and
(d) the probability of recurrence of the
			 episode (including frequency of occurrence, degree of assurance that the event
			 will not reoccur, and basis for estimate of probability); and
(e) date of most recent episode;
			 and
(f) a certification, to a
			 reasonable degree of medical certainty, that the individual's medical condition
			 and medications will not interfere with the safe operation of a motor
			 vehicle.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.07 - Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease Standards and Procedures

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(1)
Cardiovascular Disease
			 Standards.
(a) Any licensee or
			 applicant who is medically determined to be an AHA functional Class IV heart
			 patient is not eligible for a learner's permit or license. Any licensee who is
			 an AHA functional Class IV heart patient shall voluntarily surrender his or her
			 driver's license, or the Registry shall suspend or revoke the
			 license.
(b) Individuals who are
			 determined to be AHA functional Class I, II, or III are presumed safe to
			 operate a motor vehicle and will continue to be eligible to receive or hold a
			 learner's permit or license until the Registry has cause to believe such
			 individuals are unsafe to operate a motor vehicle. In instances where the
			 Registry has cause to believe that an AHA functional Class I, II, or III heart
			 patient is unsafe to operate a motor vehicle, the Registry may restrict,
			 suspend, or revoke driving privileges. The Registry may, in its discretion,
			 request the information specified in
			 540 CMR
			 24.06(2)  in determining
			 whether an AHA functional Class I, II, or III heart patient is safe to operate
			 a motor vehicle.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.08 - Arthritis Disease Standard and Procedures

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(1)
Arthritis Disease
			 Standard
. So that an evaluation of safe driving ability can be
			 made, any licensee or applicant for a learner's permit or license who is
			 medically determined to have an arthritis condition which renders such
			 individual unable to perform self care will be required to submit a written
			 statement from the Physician which:
(a)
			 describes the status of the individual's arthritis condition, including
			 accompanying symptomatology; and
(b) contains a list of medications and
			 dosages; and
(c) certifies that, to
			 a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the individual is medically qualified
			 to operate a motor vehicle safely and that the individual's medications and
			 dosages will not interfere with the individual's ability to operate a motor
			 vehicle safely.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.09 - Cognitive Impairment Standard and Procedures

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(1)
Definitions.
(a)
Cognitive
			 Impairment
. A Cognitive Impairment is defined as any condition
			 that impairs any, or several, of the mental faculties of attention, perception,
			 orientation, problem solving, sequencing, organization, comprehension,
			 judgment, memory, reasoning, or physical action or response used by a person to
			 understand and interact with the environment.
(b)
A Severe Driving Relevant
			 Cognitive Impairment
. A Severe Driving Relevant Cognitive
			 Impairment is a significant deficit or impairment of any cause, in any of the
			 above faculties, limiting the ability of a licensee or an applicant for a
			 learner's permit or license to resist distraction, sustain attention, react
			 with sufficient speed, understand the immediate driving context, refrain from
			 impulsive responding, identify problems that arise in the driving context, and
			 make appropriate decisions to address those problems necessary to the safe
			 operation of a motor vehicle such that operating a motor vehicle is likely to
			 produce an unacceptable risk to public safety.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 24.00 - Medical Qualifications For Operators Of Motor Vehicles › Section 24.10 - Driving Relevant Impairments and Individual Consideration

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(1) A driving relevant impairment is not
			 based solely on age or solely on the diagnosis of a medical condition or
			 cognitive or functional impairment, but is based on observations or evidence of
			 the actual effect of that condition or impairment on the person's ability to
			 safely operate a motor vehicle.
(2)
			 A driving relevant impairment cannot be sufficiently corrected or controlled by
			 medication, therapy, surgery, adaptive equipment, or by driving device or
			 technique.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of
				540 CMR 25.00 is to establish
				guidelines and procedures for the certification, installation, use and
				maintenance of Ignition Interlock Devices.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.02 - Scope and Applicability

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540 CMR 25.00 shall apply in
				all cases in which a Hardship License or right to operate has been granted
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, § 24(1)(c), (2), (3) and (3U), or M.G.L. c. 90,
				§ 24D, either by the Registrar or ordered by the Board of Appeal on Motor
				Vehicle Liabilities, Policies and Bonds (hereafter "the Board").
				540 CMR 25.00 shall also
				apply to any person seeking issuance or reinstatement of a license or right to
				operate on or after January 1, 2006, who has two or more motor vehicle
				violations for operating under the influence of intoxicants. Motor vehicle
				violations include convictions under M.G.L. c. 24G(b); M.G.L. c. 24L; M.G.L. c.
				265, § 13U; M.G.L. c. 90B, § 8(a); M.G.L. c. 90B, § 8A or 8B,
				assignments to alcohol or controlled substance abuse education, treatment, or
				rehabilitation programs, or any like offenses or assignments from other
				jurisdictions.
				540 CMR 25.00 shall also
				apply in cases in which the Board orders a Hardship License or reinstatement on
				a suspension or revocation pursuant to: M.G.L. c. 90, § 24(c)(1), (3%),
				M.G.L. c. 90, § 24L, or M.G.L. c. 90, § 24G and c. 263, § 13U.
				540 CMR 25.00 shall also
				apply in cases where a chemical test refusal license suspension of five years
				or greater is reinstated pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, §
				24(1)(f)(1) or § 24N.
Any person seeking issuance or reinstatement on or after
				January 1, 2006 of a license or right to operate a motorcycle, as required
				under M.G.L. c. 90, § 2, who has two or more motor vehicle violations for
				operating under the influence of intoxicants, shall not be eligible for
				Hardship License or full reinstatement until the Ignition Interlock Restriction
				has been removed from his license or right to operate. Such person may apply
				for privileges to operate a Class D Vehicle, and the terms and conditions of
				the Ignition Interlock Restriction shall apply.
540 CMR 25.00 shall apply to
				any person seeking issuance or reinstatement on or after January 1, 2006 of a
				license or right to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), defined in
				federal regulations
				49
				CFR 383.5 and
				390.5, who has two or
				more motor vehicle violations for operating under the influence of intoxicants,
				only to the extent that
				540 CMR 25.00 permits such
				person to apply for privileges to operate a Class D Vehicle, under the terms
				and conditions of an Ignition Interlock Restriction.
An operator who does not hold a Massachusetts license who
				incurs a motor vehicle violation involving intoxicants while driving in
				Massachusetts is subject to the same penalties and restrictions on his right to
				operate as a driver who is licensed in Massachusetts.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.04 - Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices

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(1) A manufacturer or other entity seeking
			 approval of any type of Ignition Interlock Device in order that it might be
			 used to monitor compliance with Massachusetts Ignition Interlock Restrictions
			 must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the device meets the
			 conditions established in Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition
			 Interlock Devices (BAIIDs), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Federal Register
, Vol. 78, No. 89, May 8, 2013. The Registrar
			 shall certify such qualifying types of devices and shall publish a list of
			 certified types of devices.
(2)
			 Standards for certification shall include provisions for setting a minimum and
			 maximum calibration range and shall also include, but not be limited to,
			 requirements that the devices:
(a) Prevent an
			 IID-restricted operator from starting an IID-equipped vehicle without a Passed
			 Test;
(b) Work accurately and
			 reliably in an unsupervised environment;
(c) Require at least one Rolling Retest
			 during any operation of an IID-equipped vehicle lasting ten minutes or
			 longer.
(d) Require Rolling Retests
			 to be conducted at random intervals during operation of the vehicle.
(e) Notify the operator when a Rolling Retest
			 is required and permit an operator five minutes to blow into the Ignition
			 Interlock Device after the notification.
(f) Have features that make Circumvention
			 difficult and that do not interfere with the normal or safe operation of the
			 vehicle;
(g) Resist Tampering and
			 give evidence if Tampering is attempted;
(h) Operate reliably over the range of
			 automobile environments;
(i) Effect
			 a Lockout when an operator violates an IID Restriction, as described in
			 540 CMR 25.09;
			 and
(j) Are manufactured by a party
			 covered by product liability insurance.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.06 - Cost and Maintenance

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(1) The operator
			 shall pay the cost of installing, monitoring, and maintaining the Ignition
			 Interlock Device(s), except when the Registrar has issued a written
			 determination that such costs would cause a grave and serious hardship to the
			 offender or the offender's family.
(2) At the time an interlock restriction is
			 imposed, the Registrar shall provide written notice to each operator that he or
			 she may obtain a certified ignition interlock device, including installation,
			 maintenance, and removal services at no cost if such cost would cause a grave
			 and serious hardship to the offender or the operator's family. The Registrar
			 shall issue a finding of hardship upon presentation of documentation in a form
			 which is consistent with St. 2005, c. 122, § 19 and approved by the
			 Registrar, and which is sufficient to show grave and serious hardship to the
			 operator or the operator's family. The operator shall be responsible for all
			 costs associated with damage to the unit, failure to have the unit properly
			 serviced or maintained, violations of the interlock program or unexcused
			 lockouts.
(3) The operator will be
			 required to appear at the Service Provider's location for a Service Visit
			 within 30 days of the installation of the device, and regularly thereafter in
			 Service Periods of 25 - 30 days, for as long as the device is required by the
			 Registrar. 25 days after each Service Visit, the unit shall alert the operator
			 of the requirement for another Service Visit. In the event of a missed Service
			 Visit, the unit shall immediately lock out without further warning, as provided
			 in
			 540 CMR
			 25.08(2).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.08 - Lockouts

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(1) A Lockout shall commence for any of the
			 following infractions of the Ignition Interlock Restriction:
(a) Two Failed Start-up Tests within one
			 Service Period;
(b) One Failed
			 Rolling Retest;
(c) One missed
			 Service Visit; and
(d) Two Missed
			 Rolling Retests within one Service Period;
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.09 - Ignition Interlock Violations (IID Violations)

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An Ignition Interlock Violation consists of any of the
				following:
(1) Operating a motor
			 vehicle without an Ignition Interlock Device;
(2) Soliciting or allowing any other person
			 to blow into an Ignition Interlock Device, or to start an IID-equipped vehicle
			 for the purpose of providing the person so restricted with an operable motor
			 vehicle;
(3) Using any means other
			 than blowing a breath directly from the operator's mouth into the device, in
			 order to supply an air sample to the device;
(4) An attempt to Tamper with or Circumvent
			 the IID;
(5) A Failed Rolling
			 Retest in which the operator's BAC registered at or above.05;
(6) Two Failed Rolling Retests within one
			 Service Period in which the operator's BAC registered between.02
			 and.05;
(7) Two Lockouts due to
			 Missed Rolling Retests;
(8) Two
			 missed Service Visits; and
(9) Two
			 Lockouts due to Failed Start-up Tests.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.10 - Sanctions

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(1) An operator who is identified as having
			 committed an Ignition Interlock Violation is entitled to a hearing to
			 determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether such violation occurred.
			 The Registrar shall notify the operator of this right, and may take into
			 account any and all information he or she deems relevant. Nothing in 540 CMR
			 25.10, however, limits the right of the Registrar to take immediate action
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, § 22, as warranted by the need to protect public
			 safety.
(2) Except as provided in
			 540 CMR 25.10(3), if the operator is determined to have committed an Ignition
			 Interlock Violation while operating under the limited privileges of a Hardship
			 License, the Registrar shall revoke the Hardship License for the balance of the
			 original revocation period, and shall not issue any new license or reinstate
			 the operator's right to operate for an additional ten years thereafter. If the
			 operator is determined to have committed an Ignition Interlock Violation while
			 operating under an otherwise fully reinstated license or right to operate, the
			 Registrar shall revoke said license or right to operate for ten years. During
			 such period, the operator shall not be eligible for any hardship
			 license.
(3) If the operator is
			 determined to have committed an Ignition Interlock Violation for two lockouts
			 due to failed start-up tests (540 CMR
			 25.09(9)), the Registrar
			 shall revoke any Hardship License for the balance of the original revocation
			 period, and shall not issue any new license or reinstate the operator's right
			 to operate for six months for a first offense, five years for a second offense,
			 or ten years for a third or subsequent offense. During such period, the
			 operator shall not be eligible for any hardship license.
(4) In the event of any two Ignition
			 Interlock Violations based on Failed Rolling Retests, the revocation shall be
			 for life.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.11 - Removal of Ignition Interlock Restrictions

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An operator applying to have his or her Ignition Interlock
				Restriction removed must demonstrate that he or she has had no Ignition
				Interlock infractions and no Ignition Interlock Violations for the six months
				immediately preceding his or her application, excluding any periods during
				which the operator's license was inactive or suspended. If he or she cannot so
				prove, the Ignition Interlock Restriction will be extended until he or she
				makes a reapplication that meets this requirement as well as all other
				licensure requirements. If the operator's Ignition Interlock Restriction was
				originally imposed for a period of less than six months, then an operator
				applying to have his or her Ignition Interlock Restriction removed must
				demonstrate that he or she has had no Ignition Interlock infractions and no
				Ignition Interlock Violations for the entire period during which that
				restriction was in place. If he or she cannot so prove, the Ignition Interlock
				Restriction will be extended for six months from the date of the most recent
				infraction or violation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.12 - Reinstatement of Licenses by Order of the Court

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When the Court orders the reinstatement of a license that was
				suspended due to a chemical test refusal, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, §
				24(1)(f)(1) or § 24N, the Registrar shall, absent any other reason for the
				license suspension, honor said order for reinstatement.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices › Section 25.13 - Registrations

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If after a hearing the Registrar determines that the scope and
				nature of an operator's violation(s) of the provisions of
				540 CMR 25.00 are
				significant, and the interests of public safety are at risk, the Registrar may
				also revoke any vehicle registration(s) in the name of the operator, as well as
				the registration(s) of vehicles that the Registrar has cause to believe the
				operator may have access to, pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90,
				§§ 12, 22(a) and 24X, and prevent further registrations from
				issuing.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance › Section 26.01 - Scope and Applicability

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540 CMR 26.00
et
				seq.,
is adopted by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles pursuant to M.G.L.
				c. 90, § 19K and M.G.L. c. 90, § 31 to establish regulations to
				verify compliance for persons whose vehicle has been cited three or more times
				for a violation of M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K. It is sufficient if the citations
				were disposed of by payment of a fine or the entering of a finding of
				responsible or default to each or any of the citations.
				540 CMR 26.00 is applicable
				to any vehicle with a gross weight of less than 26,000 pounds which is equipped
				with a plow and/or a hitching mechanism on a plow frame except 540 CMR 26.01
				shall not apply to state, county or municipally owned or operated
				vehicles.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance › Section 26.02 - Definitions

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Hitching Mechanism
shall be defined as
				the lift cylinder and the lift arm.
Citation
means an "automobile law
				violation" as that phrase is defined in M.G.L. c. 90C, § 1 and issued
				under M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K. A "warning" is not a "citation" for purposes of
				540 CMR
				26.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance › Section 26.03 - Revocation of Registration

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(1) The Registrar
			 will revoke the vehicle registration of any vehicle that has been issued three
			 or more citations, as indicated in
			 540 CMR
			 26.01, for a violation of M.G.L. c. 90,
			 § 19K committed during the period of May 15th
			 of any year and October 15th of that year or any
			 other year, whether or not the owner was operating the vehicle at the time each
			 or any of the citations were issued. Once revoked, the registration will not be
			 reinstated until such time as the Registrar is satisfied, from an examination
			 of the vehicle, that the vehicle is in compliance with M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K
			 and with
			 540 CMR 26.00; the
			 reinstatement fee has been paid; the vehicle is not otherwise in default on any
			 unpaid obligations and the vehicle is otherwise safe to operate. Once a
			 registration is revoked, any attempt to re-register the vehicle with a
			 different registration number shall be referred for enforcement
			 action.
(2) If the registration is
			 revoked and the owner seeks reinstatement prior to October
			 15th of any year, the owner must present the vehicle
			 to the Registry's Vehicle Services Section for inspection, at a time and place
			 to be chosen by the Registrar.
(a) If the
			 Registrar is satisfied from an examination of the vehicle that the plow has
			 been removed and the hitching mechanism, if remaining on the vehicle, is in
			 compliance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K, and the vehicle
			 does not otherwise appear unsafe to operate, the Registrar may allow for
			 reinstatement.
(b) If the Registrar
			 is satisfied from an examination of the vehicle that the plow has been removed
			 but is also satisfied that the hitching mechanism, if remaining on the vehicle,
			 does not comply with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K, the Registrar
			 shall refuse to reinstate the registration until such time as the hitching
			 mechanism is removed from the vehicle.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance › Section 26.04 - Compliance

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A vehicle shall be deemed in compliance if the Registrar is
				satisfied that during the period between May 15th
				and October 15th of any year, the plow and the
				hitching mechanism used with the plow have been removed, except that vehicles
				equipped with an apparatus that allows the hitching mechanism to be folded flat
				leaving no protruding surfaces extending beyond the plow frame, shall only be
				required to have the plow itself removed. For purposes of
				540 CMR 26.00, if an examiner
				from the Vehicle Services Section of the Registry of Motor Vehicles determines
				that any portion of a hitching mechanism, (defined as the lift cylinder and
				lift arm) extends beyond the vertical plane of the forward portion of the plow
				frame, the hitching mechanism is deemed to protrude and the vehicle is not in
				compliance. An examiner's use of a plumb line or a vertical straight edge shall
				provide satisfactory proof of compliance or non-compliance.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance › Section 26.05 - Exemptions

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540 CMR 26.00 shall not apply
				to hitching mechanisms that are permanently affixed through welding or other
				means before July 1, 2004. However, it is unlawful, and punishable by fines and
				revocation of registration, for any person to permanently affix through welding
				or other means a hitching mechanism governed by M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K after
				that date. If the Registrar determines that a hitching mechanism has, in fact,
				been permanently affixed through welding or other means on or after July 1,
				2004, the Registrar may refer such matter for enforcement and may permanently
				revoke the vehicle's registration. Vehicles equipped with an apparatus that
				allows the hitching mechanism to be folded flat, leaving no protruding
				surfaces, shall only be required to have the plow itself removed if the
				hitching mechanism is in the folded flat position while the vehicle is in
				operation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.01 - Scope and Applicability

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540 CMR 27.00 is adopted by
				the Registrar of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 90,
				§ 16B.
				540 CMR 27.00 governs the
				operation and idling of all motor vehicles on school grounds. The purpose of
				540 CMR 27.00 is to restrict
				unnecessary idling time and to govern the time during which a motor vehicle can
				idle on school grounds, in order to improve and protect school campus air
				quality. Enforcement of
				540 CMR 27.00 is to be
				undertaken by local law enforcement authorities.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.02 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions contained in M.G.L. c. 90,
				§ 1, the following definitions shall also apply.
School Grounds
. For the purposes of
				540 CMR 27.00, school grounds
				shall mean in, on or within 100 feet of the real property comprising a public
				or private accredited preschool, accredited Head Start facility, elementary,
				vocational or secondary school whether or not in session, and shall include any
				athletic field or facility and any playground used for school purposes or
				functions which are owned by a municipality or school district, regardless of
				proximity to a school building, as well as any parking lot appurtenant to such
				school athletic field, facility, or playground.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.03 - General Restrictions

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(1) No motor
			 vehicle operator shall cause or allow the engine of any motor vehicle operated
			 by him or her on school grounds to idle unnecessarily, except under the
			 conditions described in
			 540 CMR 27.04:
			 Exemptions.
(2) A motor vehicle
			 operator shall not idle a motor vehicle within 100 feet from a known and active
			 school air intake system, unless the school has determined that alternative
			 locations block traffic, impair student safety or are not cost effective.
			 Reasonable efforts should be made by schools to identify by signage all such
			 known and active air intake systems.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.04 - Exemptions

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540 CMR 27.04 does not apply for the period or periods during
				which idling is necessary under the following circumstances:
(a)
Traffic
			 Conditions.
1. For traffic
			 conditions over which the driver has no control; or
2. For an official traffic control device or
			 signal; or
3. At the direction of a
			 uniformed police officer or a person authorized to direct traffic.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.05 - Signage

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Each public or private accredited preschool, accredited Head
				Start facility, elementary, vocational, secondary school, school district or
				municipality shall erect and maintain in a conspicuous location on school
				grounds "NO IDLING" permanent signage as described below. All such signage
				shall be sized and contain appropriate sized font so as to be visible from a
				distance of 50 feet.
NO IDLING.
PENALTIES OF $100 FOR FIRST OFFENSE AND $500 FOR SECOND AND
				SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES M.G.L. C. 90, § 16B and
				540 CMR 27.00
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.06 - Training of School Bus Drivers

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(1) The
			 Registry of Motor Vehicles shall notify, during the annual school bus driver
			 certification process required by M.G.L. c. 90, all individuals certified and
			 endorsed to be school bus operators of the requirements of M.G.L. c. 90, §
			 16B and
			 540 CMR 27.00 relative to
			 idling on school grounds and of the consequences of not complying with those
			 requirements.
(2) School bus
			 companies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall ensure that each
			 school bus driver employed by them, upon employment and at least once per year
			 thereafter, is informed of the requirements of M.G.L. c. 90, § 16B and
			 540 CMR 27.00 relative to
			 idling on school grounds and of the consequences of not complying with those
			 requirements.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.07 - Penalties

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An operator or owner of a motor vehicle who violates the
				provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, § 16B or the regulations promulgated
				thereunder at
				540 CMR 27.00 shall be
				subject to a civil assessment as follows:
(a) A penalty of $100 for the first offense;
			 or
(b) A penalty of $500 for the
			 second offense, and any subsequent offenses.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 27.00 - Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Idling On School Grounds › Section 27.08 - Enforcement

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The prohibitions of M.G.L. c. 90, § 16B shall be enforced
				by state or local law enforcement agencies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 29.00 - Amphibious Sight-Seeing Motor Vehicles › Section 29.01 - Purpose, Scope, and Applicability

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540 CMR 29.00 is adopted by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, §§ 13C and 31 to establish rules and
				regulations for the installation of safety equipment, including proximity
				sensors and blind spot cameras on sight-seeing amphibious motor
				vehicles.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 29.00 - Amphibious Sight-Seeing Motor Vehicles › Section 29.02 - General Requirements

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(1) No person shall
			 operate an amphibious motor vehicle used for sight-seeing tours on a public way
			 unless it is equipped with a minimum of four cameras, in good working order,
			 one of which must be mounted on the front of the vehicle; one on the rear of
			 the vehicle and one on each side of the vehicle.
(1) Each such camera system must be able to
			 display objects, motorists and pedestrians in close proximity as described in
			 540 CMR 29.02(2) to the vehicle and generate and record digital images of said
			 objects, motorists and pedestrians on a monitor located within the
			 vehicle.
(2) The monitor must
			 display images in real time that are clear and not distorted.
(3) Collectively, the digital images
			 displayed on the monitor shall provide the operator of the vehicle with a 360 E
			 view of all motorists, pedestrians and objects within the vehicle's blind
			 spots.
(4) Said monitor's screen
			 must be sufficient in size to allow the operator to easily view the areas
			 covered by the individual cameras and must be positioned so that the screen or
			 screens may be viewed by the vehicle's operator without the need to turn his or
			 her head away from the forward looking position while operating the vehicle.
			 The screen must be able to simultaneously display the areas covered by all of
			 the cameras.
(5) All such cameras
			 must be resistant to water and vibration.
(6) Each camera must be operable in
			 temperatures ranging from -25 E F through 150 E F.
(7) The camera system shall have the ability
			 to record the activity displayed on the monitor and retain the images for a
			 period of at least 30 days.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 30.00 - Annual Inspection of TNC Vehicles › Section 30.01 - Purpose, Scope and Applicability

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540 CMR 30.00 is adopted by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, § 31, to establish rules and regulations for the
				annual comfort, cleanliness and safety inspection of TNC vehicles under M.G.L.
				c. 90, § 7A to be performed by licensed Safety Inspection
				Stations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 30.00 - Annual Inspection of TNC Vehicles › Section 30.02 - Inspection Dates

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(1) A TNC driver
			 shall obtain a transportation network vehicle inspection at the driver's next
			 annual safety and emissions inspection or within 12 months of obtaining a
			 transportation network driver certificate, whichever comes first.
(2) No vehicle shall qualify as a TNC vehicle
			 if at the time of the TNC inspection the vehicle has any safety defects which
			 would cause the vehicle to be out of compliance with
			 540 CMR
			 4.04:
Procedures for Inspection of
			 Non-commercial Motor Vehicles
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 30.00 - Annual Inspection of TNC Vehicles › Section 30.03 - General Inspection Procedures

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(1) All inspections
			 shall be performed in accordance with 540 CMR 30.00 by an Inspection Station
			 licensed by the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
(2) Before beginning the vehicle inspection,
			 the Inspector shall:
(a) collect the
			 appropriate fee;
(b) determine that
			 the vehicle has a valid state Certificate of Registration;
(c) determine that the vehicle has a valid
			 state inspection sticker, if registered in MA or a valid inspection sticker in
			 the state in which it is registered if required;
(d) determine that the vehicle has properly
			 affixed registration plate(s) and decals.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 30.00 - Annual Inspection of TNC Vehicles › Section 30.04 - Inspection Procedures for Transportation Network Company (TNC) Vehicles

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(1)
Interior of
			 Vehicle
. The Inspector shall determine the following:
(a) The vehicle's heating, defrosting and air
			 conditioning systems are in good working order;
(b) All interior lights are operational and
			 illuminate the interior of the vehicle;
(c) There are no holes, tears, sharp edges or
			 protruding springs or wires in the vehicle's seats and interior
			 panels;
(d) Devices warning of open
			 vehicle doors are in good working order;
(e) The vehicle's rearview mirror(s) is
			 securely affixed;
(f) The vehicle
			 is equipped with sun visors on both the operator and passenger side;
(g) Door and window handles, locks and
			 interior door panels are in good working order;
(h) There are no loose items on the vehicle's
			 dash board or rear shelf;
(i) The
			 seats, including the areas beneath them and the rear floor area, are free of
			 debris;
(j) The vehicle's trunk is
			 clean and free of debris;
(k) The
			 doors and windows work as designed;
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 30.00 - Annual Inspection of TNC Vehicles › Section 30.05 - Vehicle Inspection Report

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An Inspector who determines that a vehicle meets the
				requirement of 540 CMR 30.00 as a TNC vehicle will issue a vehicle inspection
				report indicating that the vehicle passed the TNC inspection. If the vehicle
				fails the TNC inspection, the Inspector shall issue a vehicle inspection report
				indicating that the vehicle failed the TNC inspection.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 550 CMR - MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COMMITTEE › Title 550 CMR 3.00 - Requirements for Law Enforcement Officer Training › Section 3.01 - Purpose and Scope

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(1)
Purpose
.
			 550 CMR
			 3.00 is promulgated in accordance with the provisions
			 of M.G.L. c. 30A in furtherance of M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 116 and 118, and
			 M.G.L. c. 41, § 96B for the purpose of establishing training standards and
			 requirements for law enforcement officers through trainings provided by or
			 authorized by the Municipal Police Training Committee pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6,
			 § 116.
			 550 CMR
			 3.00 identifies standards for the screening of all
			 applicants for admission to police academies and for background investigations
			 for all persons appointed to police academies and initial appointments of those
			 officers.
(2)
Scope
.
			 550 CMR
			 3.00 shall apply to all law enforcement officers as
			 defined in
			 550
			 CMR 3.02 and to all training provided or
			 authorized by the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 550 CMR - MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COMMITTEE › Title 550 CMR 3.00 - Requirements for Law Enforcement Officer Training › Section 3.03 - Basic Training Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers

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(1)
Police Academy Training
			 Requirement
. Prior to performing police duties and functions an
			 individual shall be assigned to and satisfactorily complete a police academy
			 unless he or she is granted an exemption under
			 550
			 CMR 3.03(2)(a), are
			 certified by POST pursuant to St. 2020, c. 253, § 102(b), or have been
			 granted a temporary waiver under
			 550
			 CMR 3.03(3).
(2)
Exemption from the Police
			 Academy Training Requirement
. In two limited circumstances listed
			 in 550 CMR 3.03(2)(a) and
			 (b) where an appointing/sponsoring agency can
			 demonstrate that an individual has prior training and experience that, when
			 considered together, would be the functional equivalent of having successfully
			 completed a police academy training requirement, the agency head may petition
			 the Committee to exempt that individual from completing the police academy
			 training requirement. The Committee may grant an exemption if the
			 appointing/sponsoring agency has provided sufficient documentation to establish
			 that the individual meets all the requirements of one of the two circumstances
			 in 550 CMR 3.03(2)(a) or
			 (b). The appointing/sponsoring agency will be
			 notified, in writing, within 30 days following the Committee's decision.
(a)
Out of State Academy Training
			 Exemption Requirements
. No individual for whom an
			 appointing/sponsoring agency is seeking an out of state academy training
			 exemption may perform police duties and functions unless and until the
			 exemption request has been granted by the Committee. The requesting agency must
			 provide documentation satisfying the following requirements to make such a
			 request:
1. A record of the entry-level police
			 academy the individual attended, the hours of that academy, and the curriculum
			 at the time of attendance,
2. All
			 in-service, specialized and other required training courses completed by the
			 individual,
3. Documentation that
			 the individual has obtained a minimum of two years of full-time law enforcement
			 experience as a police officer since completion of the entry-level police
			 academy, and
4. Documentation that
			 the individual has successfully completed the Massachusetts Police Officer Core
			 Competency Assessment. A passing score on the assessment is 70% or higher. An
			 officer may not attempt the assessment more than three times in a 12-month
			 period.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 550 CMR - MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COMMITTEE › Title 550 CMR 3.00 - Requirements for Law Enforcement Officer Training › Section 3.04 - Training Requirements Following an Interruption in Police Service

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(1)
Interruptions in Service of
			 Less than Three Years
. Officers who have an interruption in
			 service of less than three years where they have not performed police duties
			 and functions must meet the following requirements before performing police
			 duties and functions:
(a) Complete all
			 mandated in-service training missed during the interruption,
(b) Be currently certified in first aid and
			 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 201,
			 and
(c) Be qualified in the use of
			 firearms by an MPTC certified firearms instructor.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 550 CMR - MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COMMITTEE › Title 550 CMR 3.00 - Requirements for Law Enforcement Officer Training › Section 3.05 - Committee Policies and Procedures/Police Academy Operational Rules

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(1)
Committee Policies and
			 Procedures
. The Committee may establish policies and procedures
			 provided it does not contravene
			 550 CMR
			 3.00.
(2)
Operational Rules
. Individual police academies may
			 develop operational rules as are deemed necessary for the effective and
			 efficient operation of the academy and that are not covered by the Committee's
			 policies and procedures. Academy rules shall not contravene
			 550 CMR
			 3.00 or the Committee's policies and procedures.
			 Operational rules must be approved in writing by the executive director or
			 their designee prior to implementation.
(3)
Concurrent
			 Authority
. A student officer is subject to the policies,
			 procedures, rules and regulations of the appointing/sponsoring agency, the
			 Committee, and the police academy in which the student officer is
			 enrolled.
(4)
Dissemination
. Each student officer shall be provided
			 with a copy of
			 550 CMR
			 3.00, applicable Committee policies and procedures,
			 and any police academy operational rules established pursuant to
			 550
			 CMR 3.05(2). A properly
			 executed Statement of Compliance, signed by both the student officer and the
			 agency head of the appointing/sponsoring agency, must be submitted as part of
			 the enrollment process.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 550 CMR - MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COMMITTEE › Title 550 CMR 3.00 - Requirements for Law Enforcement Officer Training › Section 3.06 - Police Academy Training

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550 CMR 3.06 shall apply to
				authorized academies and operated academies.
(1)
Enrollment.
Candidates accepted into a police academy must meet the following minimum
			 requirements:
(a) Be 21 years of age or
			 older,
(b) Appointed or sponsored
			 by a law enforcement agency or, if authorized by the Committee, some other
			 appointing authority,
(c)
			 Successfully completed a high school education or equivalent,
(d) Pass a state and national background
			 check pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E § 4(f)(1),
(e) Pass the Massachusetts Human Resource
			 Division's Physical Ability Test (PAT),
(f) Pass a medical examination within nine
			 months prior to the start of a police academy,
(g) Pass pre-academy fitness standards as set
			 forth by the Committee,
(h) Meet
			 other standards established by the Committee,
(i) Have a signed Waiver and Release form.
			 All issues of civil liability shall be determined in accordance with M.G.L. c.
			 258 and other applicable law.