Risk of Recidivism Evaluations for the RMV or Board of Appeal If you are trying to reinstate from an indefinite immediate threat suspension and your case involves drugs or alcohol, whether you were criminally charged or not, the Registry Hearing Officer who handles your suspension appeal will probably require a substance abuse evaluation containing a […]
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The Registry takes a zero-tolerance approach to ignition interlock violations. Registry Hearing Officers regularly impose 10-year license suspensions for even the most minor of interlock violations and infractions. However, not all reported smart start violations are valid. Sometimes the IID will register a violation which was not caused by the operator and there is a
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The Question: In 2017, as a Massachusetts license holder, I got a first offense DUI in Pennsylvania. I lost my license in Pennsylvania for two months and went through the Pennsylvania Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) Program and my record was expunged after meeting all requirements of the ARD program. I still have points on my
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In the middle of a global pandemic where social distancing is required, the Registry of Motor Vehicles decided to apply old unpaid traffic tickets to customers’ records and generate Administrative Hearing Letters to hundreds if not thousands of customers. These letters require the unlucky recipients to report to a designated Registry of Motor Vehicles “service
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The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles imposes 10-year license revocations for ignition interlock violations. One such violation is a failing a rolling re-test with a BAC at or above .05. Under the Registry’s regulations, just a single failure of this nature will generate a 10-year license loss. Take a look at these readings: It is
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The insurance industry uses the Registry of Motor Vehicles to rake in enormous profits by requiring the Registry to suspend the license of anyone who fails to maintain liability insurance. If you have received a letter from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles informing you that your driver’s license will be suspended for D36 –
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The Office of Alcohol Testing of the Massachusetts State Police has just reported that Drager Alcotest 9510 breathalyzers, which are in use throughout Massachusetts, have electronically transmitted breathalyzer refusal reports to the Registry of Motor Vehicles with inadequate information. These breathalyzer refusal reports are missing a statement that the report was prepared by the “refusal
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In Massachusetts, speeding alone will not result in a criminal charge or reckless driving arrest. However, this is not the case in many other states. In Virginia, for example, driving 20 MPH or more in excess of the posted speed limit automatically constitutes the offense of reckless driving. Likewise, operating at any speed in excess
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I get inquiries from people who have had their right to operate suspended in Massachusetts for automobile law violations such as operating under the influence, negligent operation and an accumulation of civil infractions such as speeding. They ask, “how can the Registry suspend something I don’t have?” Sometimes these inquiries involve indefinite immediate threat suspensions.
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