H3651 — An Act to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services

Summary

An Act to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services

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The bill establishes a new chapter in the Massachusetts General Laws to allow local municipalities to deliver Registry of Motor Vehicles services under certain agreements.

• PURPOSE – Given, the relatively wide spread of geography of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the various costs, and conveniences, relating to traffic enforcement, public motor vehicle safety, and various effectiveness of service delivery, as well as convenience and fairness; it is the purpose of this legislation, to encourage local service delivery of Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) services, as is desired, in local municipalities, through town, city, and other non-state governmental legal jurisdictions.

  This text introduces a purpose statement for the new legislation.

• All standard Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) services, may be delivered by qualifying local municipal, and other non-state governmental organizations; mostly the cities, and towns of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the approved supervision of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

  This text allows local governments to deliver RMV services under supervision.

• While it is considered that such services, may be delivered in person, during regular business hours; appropriate regulation to describe such services, on-line, as appropriate, may be described.

  This text specifies that RMV services can be delivered in-person and online.

• All of these, and related services, shall be authorized, by Registry Local Government Agreements (RLGA), voted, signed, and authorized by distinct town, city, or other local, non-state governments, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts.

  This text introduces the concept of Registry Local Government Agreements as a mechanism for authorizing services.

• The Registry of Motor Vehicles, is hereby authorized to monitor, negotiate, and establish such RLGA agreements, while ensuring that all appropriate standards, are met.

  This text grants the RMV authority to manage RLGA agreements.

• Defining local offices, such as Traffic & Parking; Parking Enforcement, Town Clerk Offices; and/or relevant staff, that perform such functions; that shall be authorized to perform specified Registry functions.

  This text allows for the definition of local offices authorized to perform RMV functions.

• Determining what revenue share, the local government shall have, in performing these services.

  This text addresses the determination of revenue sharing between the state and local governments.

• Providing approvable RLGA agreements, which shall be subject to appropriate approval, by the appropriate local government bodies, such as Select Boards, City Councils, and Town Meetings, as is the normal practice in each municipal jurisdiction, and/or other non-state government organizations.

  This text outlines the approval process for RLGA agreements.

• Other non-Commonwealth of Massachusetts entities, that presently provide such services, continue to be authorized, in providing such services, on their existing basis.

  This text ensures that existing service providers remain authorized to provide their services.

• The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) shall be provided such regulatory power, as to define the rules, and guidelines, relating to these functions.

  This text grants the RMV regulatory powers to define rules and guidelines for these local functions.

Sponsors

• Michael S. Day · Primary

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