Section 5 Driver's License Non-Renewals 1

          Section 18 of chapter 7A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

          (d) The department of revenue shall assist the comptroller in collecting, under this section's procedures, overdue motor vehicle excise assessed under chapter 60A, overdue liabilities for parking violations under sections 20A, 20A1/2 and 20E of chapter 90, and overdue abandoned vehicle fines under section 22B of chapter 90. To be collectible under this section's procedures, a taxpayer's overdue motor vehicle excise assessed under chapter 60A, overdue liabilities for parking violations under sections 20A, 20A1/2 and 20E of chapter 90 and overdue abandoned vehicle fines under section 22B of chapter 90 shall exceed a minimum amount and shall have been incurred within a maximum lookback period as established by regulations issued by the commissioner of revenue.

This section, together with related sections, eliminates the practice of imposing driver's license non-renewals and motor vehicle registration non-renewals for certain unpaid debts and provides for an alternative enforcement mechanism.