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I'm not sure why you keep missing the point that the bike is legally registered with proper permits to be on the road.
I also don't know who informed you that any modification to a motor vehicle is illegal. If I paint my Jeep black when it was silver is that illegal? I welcome you to show the chapter and section stating that any modification of a motor vehicle is illegal.
I have searched the Massachusetts General Laws regarding nitrous both professionally and personally and have not located a statute that states you can not have it.
The Officer is unable to impersonate something that he legitimately is therefore I find that argument was only for the sake of having said argument. Since I am unaware in my training and experience that there is any regulation saying that while off duty I cannot wear any portion of my uniform and or badge etc. which identifies me as a police officer. I again ask that you supply a MGL or Code of Massachusetts Regulation (CMR) to that effect.
MGL 268 s. 33 states that a CITIZEN commits a crime by pretending to be a police officer and "acting as such or requiring a person to aid or assist him in a matter pertaining to the duty of such officer." In short, the impersonator must pretend and act like he is a police officer.
Therefore, a person who is IN FACT a police officer cannot be said to be impersonating one under Massachusetts law.
The fact that this vehicle is painted as a police vehicle is again an invalid argument since the purpose of the vehicle authorized by the department it represents is to be a police sportbike. This of course requires the motorcycle to look like a police vehicle. This police motorcycle is not used as a patrol vehicle that is correct. It's purpose is for shows, parades, events and the like. These things do not negate the fact that the town has authorized the vehicle to display it's markings and that the registry of motor vehicles has issued a permit allowing the installation and operation of the lights on said vehicle. Again the vehicle is legally registered and permitted to be operated on public roads, at any time, regardless of destination.
Mike