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MA H3443

MA H3443
Relative to truck inspections


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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
02/14/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to truck inspections and establishing a program to train municipal police officers in conducting commercial carrier inspections. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a program to train municipal police officers in conducting commercial carrier inspections. The key provisions are: 1. Municipal police departments with a population less than 150,000 are prohibited from conducting routine commercial carrier inspections or random inspections without probable cause. 2. The Department of State Police will establish procedures for certifying municipal police officers to enforce the commercial motor vehicle safety plan and conduct commercial carrier inspections, including requirements for training, continuing education, testing, and on-the-job supervision. 3. Municipal law enforcement officials certified under this program will be required to adhere to the same requirements as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, and will be subject to periodic program reviews by the Department of State Police, who can decertify any official or department that does not comply. 4. The Department of State Police can establish reasonable fees to recover the costs of training, continuing education, data collection and management, and other functions for the certified municipal police officers.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

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