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Revere council directs police and schools to enforce state scooter law and launch student education campaign
Summary
The Revere City Council on Aug. 25 ordered the mayor to ask the police chief to enforce Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, Section 1E on motorized scooters and asked the police and schools to develop an education campaign for students; councilors debated whether city fines or registry (RMV) enforcement would be more effective.
The Revere City Council voted Aug. 25 to ask the mayor to request the police chief enforce Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, Section 1E governing motorized scooters and to have the police, in conjunction with the superintendent of public schools, develop an educational campaign for students.
Councilor McKenna, who presented a substitute motion after learning the state already has a statute regulating scooters, said the goal is to combine enforcement and education. “My substitute motion is that, by myself, Genzio, and Cogliandro, that the mayor request the chief of police to enforce the provisions of MGL chapter 90 section 1 e, further that the chief of police, in conjunction with the superintendent of public schools,…
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