Legal Opinion
Modified Motorcycle Ass'n of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 26, 2003No. 02-P-177PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
The plaintiff alleges that it is a nonprofit corporation representing more than eight hundred motorcycle riders and civil rights activists and that its purposes are to inform its members of important issues and protect their rights. It brought this action claiming that Massachusetts law enforcement divisions of the Commonwealth and of its cities, towns, and subdivisions have stopped some of the plaintiff’s members on the ground that they failed to comply with a standard for motorcycle helmets contained in 540 Code Mass. Regs. § 22.08 (1996). In its complaint the plaintiff made numerous claims…
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