Massachusetts General Laws
Title XXII - Corporations
Chapter 159a - Common Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicle

Section 1 - Motor Vehicles Providing Public Transportation; License; Fee; Rules and Regulations; Appeal From Denial of License - Section 1. No person shall, except as otherwise provided in...

Section 2 - Licenses; Specification of Routes; Form; Detours - Section 2. Every such license shall specify the route or...

Section 3 - Failure of Municipalities Between Terminals to Grant License; Authority of Department of Public Utilities - Section 3. If a person desiring to operate any motor...

Section 4 - Voiding Licenses, Continuing Licenses; Revocation of Licenses - Section 4. A license issued under this chapter on or...

Section 5 - Temporary Licenses - Section 5. The department may, in order to provide for...

Section 6 - Bond; Actions; Cancellation of Bond - Section 6. No motor vehicle shall be operated under any...

Section 7 - Certificate of Public Convenience or Necessity; Transfer of Certificate or Charter License - Section 7. No person shall operate a motor vehicle under...

Section 7a - Assignment or Transfer of Certificate - Section 7A. Any certificate of public convenience and necessity granted...

Section 8 - Permit Required; Interstate Carriers Excepted; Compliance With Department Rules and Regulations - Section 8. No motor vehicle shall be operated under a...

Section 9 - Drivers Licenses; Qualifications; Fees; Revocation - Section 9. No person shall drive any motor vehicle under...

Section 10 - Supervision and Regulation by Department; Annual Return - Section 10. Any person engaged in the operation of motor...

Section 11 - Violation of Provisions of Chapter; Revocation of Registration of Vehicle or Driver's License - Section 11. If the department after notice and hearing finds...

Section 11a - Charter, School or Special Service Vehicles; License; Rules and Regulations - Section 11A. No person shall operate or offer to provide...

Section 11b - Agreements to Contribute to Costs of Public Transportation Authorized - Section 11B. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter one hundred and...

Section 12 - Local Rules and Regulations; Changes by Department - Section 12. The licensing authority in any city or town...

Section 13 - Department of Highways; Registrar of Motor Vehicles; Application of Chapter - Section 13. Nothing contained in this chapter shall lessen or...

Section 14 - Trackless Trolleys; Application of Chapter - Section 14. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply...

Section 15 - Violations; Penalties; Jurisdiction; Complaints - Section 15. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for...

Section 16 - Evasion of Payment of Fare; Penalty - Section 16. Whoever fraudulently evades or attempts to evade the...

Section 31 - Wrongful Interference With Operation of School Bus or Vehicle Carrying Passengers for Hire; Penalties - Section 31. Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety...

Section 32 - School Department Vehicles; Use for Transporting Community Groups - Section 32. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the school...