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

If your license is suspended or revoked under the habitual traffic offender law, the Massachusetts JOL speeding law, or for subsequent DUI convictions, after you have served your revocation time, you must submit a new license application and apply for a full license exam. You can do this at any full service Registry of Motor […]

When faced with a license suspension for DUI, being a habitual traffic offender, ignition interlock violations, or other suspension reasons, many people believe that  getting a license in another state is a viable solution. For a number of reason, this is not likely a valid option. First, if your Massachusetts license is suspended or revoked,

The Massachusetts License Suspension Law, G.L. c. 90 § 22(c) states that if a Massachusetts resident or Mass. licensed driver is convicted in another state of a motor vehicle violation, the Mass. RMV is required to treat the conviction as if it had occurred here in Massachusetts. The Registry has interpreted this legal requirement to

As part of the Registry’s new Employee Recognition Program, Massachusetts RMV Hearings Officer Iris Benitez received an award recognizing her as a prompt and customer friendly Registry Hearing Officer who serves as a model for other Mass. Registry Employees. Ms. Benitez conducts license suspension, revocation, and hardship license hearings at the Driver Control Unit, which

The Associated Press reported that Vermont State Police have charged a Massachusetts resident with driving a golf cart under the influence of Alcohol. In a story reported by the Cape Cod Times, an Orleans, Massachusetts resident was charged with driving a golf cart after he had allegedly consumed 4 or 5 cans of beer. For

Pursuant to Melanie’s Law, G.L. c. 90 § 24 ½, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles requires anyone with 2 or more DUI convictions or alcohol program assignments on his or her record to use the ignition interlock device during the term of any hardship license and for 2 years after getting a full license.

Other than in straightforward DUI 1st offense hardship license cases, I do not recommend representing yourself at a RMV suspension or hardship license hearing. However, not everyone can afford a lawyer and not all Massachusetts DUI lawyers provide representation at the Registry of Motor Vehicles as part of the services which they provide. If you

The Massachusetts DUI law has stiff penalties for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders. Operating Under the Influence convictions can result in a one-year or lifetime CDL disqualification whether the DUI offense occurs in a CDL motor vehicle or not. Also, chemical test refusals also count as violations which may result in a CDL revocation or

There are two types of Massachusetts traffic tickets or citations: civil and criminal. Civil citations are issued for traffic violations such as speeding, following too close, failure to stop for a red light or stop sign, failing to stay within marked lanes, which is also known as a marked lanes violation, having an open container