Bill > S1124

This bill aims to amend the municipal ticket law in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Every officer or inspector who observes a violation of a rule, regulation, order, ordinance, or by-law related to housing, sanitation, or snow and ice removal must provide the offender with a written notice to appear before a municipal hearing officer or their designee within 21 days of the violation. 2. The written notice of the violation must be either affixed to the property or building, mailed to the owner via regular mail, or delivered to an onsite professionally-managed property office. The notice must include details such as the date, time, and place of the violation, the specific violation charged, the officer's name and badge number, a schedule of fines, and instructions for returning the notice. 3. Within 3 business days after each shift, the officer or inspector must retain and preserve copies of each notice of violation issued during the shift and deliver those copies to the municipal hearing officer, who will maintain a docket of all notices. The purpose of this bill is to provide all municipalities in Massachusetts with effective fine collection measures for these types of violations.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1124