If you are not a United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, the Registry will likely refuse to issue you a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or allow you to renew your existing CDL. The RMV will not grant you a Commercial Learner’s Permit. Also, whenever a driver renews his or her […]
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My law office routinely gets inquiries from individuals who are seeking to have Operating Under the Influence charges removed from their records. These charges have prevented them from obtaining employment and passing background checks required to drive for Transportation Network Companies in Massachusetts such as Uber and Lyft. Unfortunately, the Registry is required to maintain
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Clients who have received suspension or revocation notices from MassDOT who have never been licensed in Massachusetts will often ask how the Registry of Motor Vehicles can revoke a license which it never issued. The answer is that that the RMV is not necessarily revoking the person’s driver’s license. Instead, the Registry is revoking the
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Many times in Massachusetts first offense drunk driving cases are resolved with a continuance without a guilty finding which is commonly referred to as a CWOF. Previously for breathalyzer refusal purposes, those operating under the influence cases which were resolved with CWOFs instead of guilty findings were not treated as prior convictions when calculating the
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The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles now requires Commercial Drivers License (CDL) applicants to be lawful permanent residents or United States Citizens prior to the issuance of a CDL. Lawful permanent residents of the United States are also referred to as resident aliens or green card holders. It is the Registry’s policy that a work
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I received this inquiry from a gentleman who made the mistake of representing himself in court on a DUI charge. Long story short, the courts did not have my driving record/criminal record in front of them before I appeared before the court, so they tried me as a first time OUI offender. I didn’t have
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I recently received this inquiry regarding MA License Reinstatement Fees. The DOT hearing officer at the Registry’s office in Lawrence had a white board describing the new consecutive reinstatement fees as of 3-26-18. The officer explained that the 6 $500 fees used to be one $500 but this has changed. Tell me I’m wrong but
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The Ignition Interlock Department of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will be requiring that real time violation devices be installed later this year. These devices are capable of real time reporting of violations to the RMV by using a cellular modem. The devices also record and can report location data and speed by using
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I recently received this e-mail from a truck driver who was arrested for drunk driving in an unknown community in Massachusetts. On 3/12/12 I was arrested for an OUI. When I got to police station for the breathalyzer test, they told me that if I refused I would only lose my license for 180 days.
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