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Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
High School Police Services Unit serves as headquarters for
the Cape Cod Regional Law
Enforcement Council School Resource Officers Network ~ Founding Member ~ |
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New to Our School
or a Veteran Review our Drop-off and
Pick-up and Traffic Patterns Help us help you make your
morning commute efficient and safe. |
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Motorist Advisory from the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
School POLICE SERVICES UNIT A Joint Unit of the Yarmouth Police & Dennis Police
Departments School has reopened in the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School
District. Please allow extra time for your commute and be mindful of children
walking to school and at bus stops, slower traffic due to school bus activity
and increased traffic around schools during drop off and dismissal times.
Police officers in both Dennis and Yarmouth will be stepping up vehicle and
traffic enforcement efforts to ensure a safe start to school. Some areas of
Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) we tend to concentrate on at this time of
year are listed below, along with the penalties.
Blocking a
crosswalk, Pass a motor
vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, Failure to yield
right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk MGL Ch. 90 § 8
Junior Operator License Passenger Restriction Violation 1st offense: 60
day suspension + $100 reinstatement fee 2nd offense: 180
day suspension, Driver Attitudinal Retraining Course + $100 reinstatement fee 3rd or subsequent
offense: 1 year suspension, Driver Attitudinal Retraining Course,
Full Exam MGL Ch. 90 §13A
Seat Belt Violation - $25 $25 for each
additional passenger not wearing a properly adjusted seat belt Passenger can
also be directly fined $25.
1st offense: $250
2nd offense:
$1000 3rd or subsequent
offense: $2000 MGL Ch. 90 §14
Operating (following/stopping) Within 100 Feet of a School Bus 1st offense: $35 2nd offense: $75 3rd or subsequent
offense: $150 MGL Ch. 90 §15
Railroad Crossing Violation (School Bus) - $500
$50 for up to the
first 10 miles per hour over the speed limit; Add $10 for every
mile per hour above that. A $50 surcharge
will be assessed in addition to the fine to be divided between the Head
Injury Services Treatment Fund and the General Fund of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Additional Junior
Operator License penalties 1. 90 day
suspension 2. Driver
Attitudinal Retraining Course & State Courts Against Road Rage (SCARR)
Program 3. $500
reinstatement fee 4. Full Exam
1st offense-$100,
60 day license suspension & attitudinal course 2nd offense-$250,
180 day suspension 3rd or subs
offense-$500, 1 year suspension MGL Ch. 90 §8M
Improper Use of a Mobile Phone by Operators 18 and Over 1st offense-$35
assessment 2nd offense in 12
months-$75 assessment 3rd offense in 12
months-$150 assessment MGL Ch. 90 §8M
Sending/Reading Text Messages 1st offense-$100 2nd offense-$250 3rd or subs
offense-$500
Junior Operator
License (JOL) Suspensions 1st
offense-180-day suspension 2nd or subsequent
offense within 3 years-1 year suspension $500
reinstatement fee Over-18 suspensions
1st
offense-60-day suspension 2nd or subsequent
offense within 3 years-1 year suspension $500
reinstatement fee
Please allow extra time for
your commute. We wish you safe motoring. |
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