The Massachusetts State Police will conduct a DUI sobriety checkpoint on a secondary state highway in Essex County, on Saturday, August 29, into Sunday, August 30th. At these checkpoints, officers are allowed to stop briefly check motorists for signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication or other illegal activity. According to the Mass. State Police, the […]
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The Manchester Massachusetts Police Department, in partnership with the Massachusetts State Police and hundreds of local police departments throughout Massachusetts are conducting special “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” patrols. This Mass. DUI enforcement effort began last week and extends through Labor Day. State and local police will conduct DUI sobriety checkpoints and DWI
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Under the Massachusetts Habitual Traffic Offender Law, the Mass. RMV will automatically suspend your Mass. license, for 4 years, if you have accumulated 3 or more so-called “major” violations or 12 or more “minor” violations within a 5 year period. According to the Mass. Habitual Traffic Offender Law, major violations are: DWI, DUI, OUI, or
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The Massachusetts Board of Appeal of the Division of Insurance hears hardship license, ignition interlock, and Mass. License Suspensions Appeals. The Board has the power to reverse, modify, and annul decisions of the Mass. RMV. Unlike the Registry, the Board does not hear appeals on a walk-in basis. Instead, appeals must be filed in advance
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If you have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), there are strict rules and license suspension penalties which you should be aware of. Your CDL will be suspended for one (1) year for First Offense DUI, whether or not you were driving a commercial motor vehicle when you were arrested. Driving a commercial vehicle with a
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The Massachusetts Registry is required by law to revoke your Massachusetts License anytime your right to drive is suspended or revoked in another state. You absolutely cannot get a Mass. hardship license, work license, or a Cinderella license on an out of state revocation. In order to get your Massachusetts driver’s license back, you must
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As of July 1, 2009, if you are appealing a speeding or other traffic ticket, you must pay a non-refundable $25 filing fee. Although there is no mention of this fee on the citation, the fee is collected by the court at the time of the hearing. This means that even if you win the
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The Massachusetts Ignition Interlock Program, governed by Melanie’s Law, imposes strict requirements on drivers with two or more DUI convictions. When a potential violation is reported, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) initiates a formal hearing process to determine whether the violation occurred. The stakes are high, as a determination of an ignition interlock
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On July 30, 2009, Thomas C. Plant of Rockland Massachusetts, who was awaiting trial on his 9th DWI offense, was involved in a minor car accident. A police officer who knew Plant responded to the accident and found him using a driver’s license with his photograph and address, but his brother’s name. Plant now faces
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