The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles offers a community outreach program called “shifting gears.” This program is presented at various locations such as libraries and senior centers throughout Massachusetts. The program is designed to provide information to senior drivers about elder driving safety, tips to improve driving, and how to obtain a disability or handicapped […]
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The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will suspend your driver’s license if you are convicted of certain drug offenses. A conviction for simple possession of a Class A, B, C, D, or E controlled substance (e.g. marijuana, cocaine, heroin, percocet, or oxycontin) will result in a one year license suspension. A conviction for possession with
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The consequences associated with driving on a suspended license are often underestimated and misunderstood. Being convicted of driving on a suspended license can carry stiff penalties including mandatory jail time and an automatic license suspension which is “stacked” on top of any existing suspension or revocation. All convictions for driving on a suspended license will
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It is critically important to understand the Massachusetts Board of Appeal license reinstatement procedures, as many Appellants mistakenly believe that an order from the Board requiring the Mass. RMV to reinstate a license confers driving privileges. This mistake could result in arrest for driving on a suspended license. If, as a result of your hardship
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Given the current state of the economy, many Massachusetts drivers are having trouble paying child support, traffic citations, excise tax, and license reinstatement fees. I have received numerous inquiries regarding the possibility of getting a hardship license or waiver of license reinstatement fees based on financial hardship, while a suspension for non-payment is in effect.
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If you are over the age of 21 and you refuse a breathalyzer in Massachusetts, your license will be suspended for at least 180 days and up to life. If you are under 21 years old and you refuse a Massachusetts breath test, your license will be suspended for at least 3 years and up
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The Brockton Enterprise reported that an unannounced inspection conducted by Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles revealed that Brockton school children were being transported by unlicensed drivers in uninspected buses, some with bald tires. The vehicles found in violation were mostly vans used by private contractors to transport disabled children. Of the 85 vehicles inspected, 52
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As a result of an investigation by WBZ’s I-Team, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles suspended the license of a Suffolk County Corrections Officer who repeatedly parked illegally in designated handicapped parking spaces outside of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. On its website, the Registry now has an electronic form to report handicapped placard
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There are several issues which may prevent the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles or the Board of Appeal from hearing your hardship license case. One of the most common “show stoppers” is an active National Driver Registry (NDR) revocation. A NDR suspension or revocation will appear on your Massachusetts Driving Record when another state has
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