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61 – Traffic Safety Policy & Procedure Page 12 of 19 b. EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS: Equipment violations are covered under G.L. c. 90, s. 7. When a vehicle is found to be in violation, officers should consider issuance of a citation for any essential equipment defects. Whenever a fixture is missing and it is obvious that the owner is aware of the defective equipment, a citation should generally be issued even though this may be the only violation on the vehicle. Examples of this would be headlight removal, parking brake disconnected, rear light fixture removed, etc. If however, the equipment violation is not obvious, the officer may stop and inform the violator of the defect and give a verbal warning or a written warning. [61.1.5(f)] c. PUBLIC CARRIER/COMMERCIAL VEHICLE VIOLATION: Particularly in the downtown area, consider congestion, lack of parking, and carrier needs for delivery access. Repetitive violators should be cited. [61.1.5(g)] d. OTHER NON-HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS: With other non-hazardous violations of law, ordinances, by-laws, or regulations affecting the use or protection of streets or highways, but not enacted primarily to regulate safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, consider warnings unless repetitive or flagrant. [61.1.5(h)] e. MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS: Generally one citation will be issued in the case of related multiple, non-hazardous violations stemming from the same operation. [61.1.5(i)] f. NEWLY ENACTED LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS: These cases should be treated on a case-by-case basis depending on the severity and nature of the offense. [61.1.5(j)] h. OTHER HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS: A hazardous moving violations means the violation of any law, ordinance, or regulation affecting the use of streets or highways enacted primarily to regulate safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. There are two general types: [61.1.5(d)] i. Unsafe Behavior: An action or omission in traffic which is hazardous even when vehicles, streets or highways and people involved are in legal condition. ii. Unsafe Condition: Causing or permitting an illegal and possibly hazardous condition of a driver or pedestrian in traffic, streets or highways used by traffic, or vehicle used in traffic. g. USE OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION; A VIOLATION OF DRUG OFFENSES; AND/OR A SALE OF DRUGS WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE: Any police officer who makes an arrest or a request for a criminal complaint to be issued relative to the above offenses shall, along with the criminal complaint application, submit a written citation with the defendant's information recorded on it. EXAMPLE: name, date of birth, address, license number, and date of expiration of license. i. Also recorded on the citation shall be the offense and its chapter and section. The officer will keep his/her copy of the citation and