There are two potential sources for hardship licenses in Massachusetts, the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Division of Insurance Board of Appeal. The Board has the legal authority to order the Registry to issue a hardship license, even when the RMV has initially refused to do so or where the Registry says that you […]
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In an internal e-mail sent to Mass. RMV employees, Registrar Rachel Kaprielian has announced that the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has contracted with an electronic messaging service to deliver e-mail, phone, or text message reminders regarding license expirations. Last year, in an effort to save money, the Registry eliminated the practice of mailing reminder
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As a result of an alleged road rage incident, Thomas Dillen, 19 years old, was arraigned yesterday on charges of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, a motor vehicle, and operating to endanger. The charges resulted from an incident that occurred at the Natick Collection last Friday. Natick Police reported that Dillen, who was
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A Massachusetts resident lost her Mass. license because of an aggravated DWI conviction in New Hampshire in December of 2008. She has appealed the DWI conviction and is awaiting a jury trial. She asks about her chances of getting a Massachusetts Hardship License. Answer: Neither the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles nor the Board of
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The Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary will be conducting a public hearing on Tuesday at the Statehouse regarding numerous bills related to OUI and driver’s licensing. The following is a summary of the bills to be debated. House Bill 1366 would subject the owner or custodian of a motor vehicle to a fine of
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Clients routinely ask about what effect an out of state DUI will have on their Massachusetts license. This article answer this common question. First, under reciprocity, if someone’s right to drive is suspended or revoked in one state, the Registry or DMV in the person’s home state is licensed is required to suspend or revoked
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The WBZ I-Team recently caught several Suffolk County Sheriffs Department employees misusing RMV handicapped placards to illegally park in spaces designated for handicapped persons. The I-Team investigation documented able-bodied Sheriff’s Department employees parking in the spaces used by Spaulding Rehab patients, many of whom are in wheelchairs. The employees were apparently using handicapped parking placards
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Pursuant to the Massachusetts Immediate Threat Law, the Registry of Motor Vehicles revoked the license of Thomas Larivee, the 19 year old driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident that claimed the life of 15 year old Alessandra Castner of Marblehead on August 24th. The RMV took prompt and decisive action to revoke Larivee’s
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The Wisconsin state assembly passed a bill would make DUI penalties in that state more like the Massachusetts Drunk Driving Penalties. The new drunk driving law would make 4th offense DWI a felony and, like Massachusetts, it would require all DUI repeat offenders, and those with a blood alcohol level of .15 or higher, to
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