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Section 24h - Removal of Abandoned or Stolen Vehicles From Public Places; Towing Vehicles; Machines That Crush, Mutilate or Destroy Vehicles; Salvage or Junk Yard Owners or Agents

MA Gen L ch 90 § 24h (2019) (N/A)
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Section 24H. No person shall remove an abandoned or stolen motor vehicle on a public way or any place to which the public has right of access without the express consent of the owner of such vehicle or without the written permission of the police department. The owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is designed to carry or tow another vehicle shall be licensed for that specific purpose or as a towing service.

The owner of any machine that is designed to crush, mutilate or destroy a motor vehicle, whether the machine be mobile or affixed permanently, shall have that machine listed with the registry of motor vehicles.

If the owner or agent of a salvage or junk yard transports crushed or mutilated vehicles without the commonwealth for purposes of resale, the operator of the transporting vehicle shall carry a list of the vehicles being transported, and a copy of such list shall be forwarded to said registrar.

Any person convicted of violation of any provision of this section shall forfeit any license issued which is related to such violation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than two years, or both.

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Section 24h - Removal of Abandoned or Stolen Vehicles From Public Places; Towing Vehicles; Machines That Crush, Mutilate or Destroy Vehicles; Salvage or Junk Yard Owners or Agents