Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 89 - Law of the Road
Section 5 - Penalty; Exceptions

Section 5. Whoever violates any of the provisions of sections one to four C, inclusive, except as otherwise provided herein, shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars and whoever drives in the right lane which has been constructed or designated for purposes other than ordinary travel as set forth in section four B shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars. Whoever violates section 4D shall, upon complaint made within 3 months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than $50.
Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of sections one to 4D, inclusive, shall not apply to a person acting in conformity with the direction of a police officer or to a driver of a vehicle actually engaged in authorized work upon a highway under construction, repair or during maintenance operations when the nature of the work necessitates a departure from normal operational practices or to any operator of a motor vehicle when construction or repair is being performed which prohibits passage in the ordinary travel lane or lanes on a highway.
A violation of section 4D shall not be considered a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws for the purpose of determining a surcharge on a motor vehicle premium pursuant to section 113B of chapter 175.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XIV - Public Ways and Works

Chapter 89 - Law of the Road

Section 1 - Meeting Vehicles

Section 2 - Passing Vehicle Traveling in Same Direction

Section 3 - Sleigh or Sled; Bells

Section 4 - Keeping to Right While View Obstructed

Section 4a - Driving Vehicles in a Single Lane; Motorcycles, Riding and Passing

Section 4b - Driving in Lane Nearest Right Side of Way

Section 4c - Heavy Trucks; Driving in Right-Hand Lane on Multi-Lane Highways

Section 4d - Standing or Parking of Motor Vehicle in a Designated Bike Lane

Section 5 - Penalty; Exceptions

Section 6 - Applicability of Rules of Road to Street Railway Cars

Section 6a - Stopping of Street Railway Cars for Passage of Fire Apparatus

Section 7 - Right of Way of Fire Engines, Patrol Vehicles and Ambulances; Obstruction; Penalties

Section 7a - Restrictions on Use of Ways Upon Approach of Emergency Vehicles

Section 7b - Operation of Emergency Vehicles

Section 7c - Lane Change Upon Approaching a Stationary Emergency Response Vehicle, Highway Maintenance Vehicle or Recovery Vehicle; Penalty

Section 7d - Moving of Vehicle Involved in a Crash From a Travel Lane

Section 8 - Right-of-Way at Intersecting Ways; Turning on Red Signals

Section 9 - Designation of Highways as Through Ways; Traffic Control Signs and Devices

Section 10 - Violation of One-Way Traffic; Civil Liability

Section 11 - Marked Crosswalks; Yielding Right of Way to Pedestrians; Penalty

Section 12 - Surcharge on Fines for Motor Vehicle Violation