Bill > H1474

This bill amends Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws to increase the penalties for operating a motor vehicle while one's license is suspended or revoked. The bill creates new paragraphs that impose fines and imprisonment terms, ranging from up to $5,000 and 2.5 years in jail for causing injury, up to $15,000 and 10 years in state prison for causing a death. The bill also requires the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to revoke the license or right to operate for periods of 60 days to life, depending on the offense. The bill also amends the jurisdiction of certain courts to hear these new offenses.