Bill > H1560

This bill amends a section of the Massachusetts General Laws related to civil motor vehicle infractions. The key provisions are: 1) It specifies the process for contesting a civil motor vehicle infraction, including the timeline for requesting a noncriminal hearing, the role of the clerk-magistrate in scheduling the hearing, and the right to appeal the magistrate's decision to a justice. 2) It clarifies that in such hearings, the citation is admissible as prima facie evidence, and that the magistrate or justice must find the violator either responsible or not responsible based on a preponderance of the evidence. 3) It requires the violator found responsible to pay an assessment to the registrar, within a specified timeframe, and allows the violator's obligation to pay to be stayed during any appeal process.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1560