Author name: The Law Office of Brian Simoneau, P.C

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has recently ruled that a certified copy of a letter from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, which was introduced in an operating after suspension trial, to prove that the defendant was notified of his license suspension was admitted into evidence in violation of the defendant’s right to confront

Sometimes it is not possible to provide enough of a breath sample to satisfy the breathalyzer in a Massachusetts driving under the influence case. When this happens, the person taking the chemical breath test will often be considered as having “refused” to submit to the test and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will revoke

Under the Safe Driver Insurance Plan (“SDIP”), created pursuant to G.L. c. 175, § 113B and administered by the Merit Rating Board, see G,L. c. 6, § 183, a record is compiled of each motor vehicle operator’s “at-fault accidents,” “convictions of moving violations of motor vehicle laws,” and “comprehensive claims totaling $2,000 or more.” G,L.

At-Fault Accident Surcharges can result in the suspension of your license in Massachusetts and they can also be used to require you to take a mandatory 8 hour driver re-training class. An accident is surchargeable in Massachusetts if you were determined to be more than 50% at fault for the collision and the insurance company

NBC News recently reported on the successes of the facial recognition system which has been used by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles since 2010. According to the report, 2,500 people have been arrested for license fraud, when the DMV discovered multiple licenses records for the same person. The system is manufactured by L-1