In most cases, paying a traffic citation will prevent the suspension of your driver’s license. However, in some cases, paying a ticket will cause the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke your driver’s license. This is what happened to a 40 year old truck driver who had a Class A CDL. The […]
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When you reinstate from a 4 year Habitual Traffic Offender revocation in Massachusetts, whether you receive a hardship or full license, the Registry will charge you a $500.00 reinstatement fee plus a $30.00 new license fee. These fees are mandatory under Massachusetts law. Once your HTO revocation is completed, you will be required to take
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Under the Massachusetts Habitual Traffic Offender Law, G.L. c. 90 Sec. 22F, the Registry Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will revoke your driver’s license for a period of four (4) years if, during any five (5) year period, you have 3 or more convictions of major events such as operating under the influence,
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Many of my clients who are outraged at what they perceive as unfair treatment from the Registry of Motor Vehicles ask if they can sue the Registry. In the vast majority of cases the answer to that question is no. The difficulties associated with prevailing in a lawsuit against a state agency such as the
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State Highway Safety Director Sheila Burgess is receiving sharp criticism from Massachusetts media outlets regarding her driving record. The stories point out the hypocrisy of putting someone with an allegedly poor driving record in charge of highway safety in Massachusetts. Without weighing in on the merits of the issue, one way or another, I did
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Media outlets are reporting on Adriana Ferreira, a Registry of Motor Vehicles clerk who worked at the Watertown Branch. She ran a scam whereby she bilked illegal immigrants out of thousands of dollars, by promising them to get false driver’s licenses and resolve their immigration problems. When she failed to deliver and they complained, she threatened
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If you suffer from a breathing condition you should take steps to protect yourself from a Massachusetts breath test refusal suspension which will result in the loss of your license from 180 days to lifetime or an ignition interlock violation which can also result in the revocation of your driver’s license. If you are arrested
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In a case of interest to DUI lawyers across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether police officers can obtain blood from a DUI suspect without a search warrant and the driver’s consent. Recognizing the important privacy implications of this case, the American Civil Liberties Union is representing Tyler McNeely, the Missouri
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The Special Investigations Unit of the Registry of Motor Vehicles will indefinitely revoke your license whenever it discovers that you have provided false information to the Registry in order to obtain a license or identification card. Most of these cases are discovered through facial recognition, where the Registry finds the same person’s photograph on multiple
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