Ignition Interlock Devices are not breathalyzers. They are lockout devices and they could never meet the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) breathalyzer certification standards. Nevertheless, the Registry routinely relies on Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Readings to impose 10-year license revocations. One of the many problems with IIDs is that they are not ethyl […]
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This case shows how a trip to the dentist almost cost an ignition interlock device (IID) user his driver’s license. John had 7 years of complete and uninterrupted sobriety. He had not had a drink in years. However, he experienced numerous failed start ups. He would try to start his car in the morning to
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The Ignition Interlock Department of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle has been imposing 10-year license revocations when a customer’s Ignition Interlock Device prevents the vehicle from starting. This is known as a failed startup and it has resulted in ignition interlock violation hearings and 10-year license revocations, which the Registry imposes pursuant to G.L.
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A Massachusetts State Trooper assigned to the Fraud Identification Unit of the Massachusetts State Police has filed felony license fraud charges against a Clark University Student who allegedly provided false information to the Registry of Motor Vehicles to fraudulently obtain a Mass. Driver’s License. Trooper Cristina Lucin, an experienced license fraud investigator who works at
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Massachusetts automobile insurers may cancel your insurance policy if the named insured has a suspended or revoked driver’s license. If you have received a notice of cancellation of your Massachusetts automobile insurance policy, you have the right to appeal this adverse action to the Commissioner of Insurance. If you file your appeal before the effective
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The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has recently issued a large number of Disqualification of Commercial Driver’s License notices to Mass. CDL Holders. These letters have been issued as a result of a review of the records of those who hold Commercial Drivers Licenses. The Mass. RMV has been checking the records of all Massachusetts
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The Enforcement Services Unit of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has been continuing its efforts to combat license fraud and identity theft. It is a felony in Massachusetts to provide false information to the Registry in an attempt to obtain a license, learner’s permit, or even Registry ID card and the crime is complete
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If the Registry of Motor Vehicles has suspended your license because of an alleged breathalyzer refusal, you have the right to appeal the suspension within 15 days, pursuant to G.L. c. 90 § 24(1)(g). If the Registry finds in your favor, after conducting a Chemical Test Refusal (CTR) hearing, the suspension will be terminated and
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Getting and keeping a Massachusetts Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) may become substantially more difficult in the near future. In response to the death of 7 individuals caused by Massachusetts CDL Holder Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, Governor Charlie Baker has introduced legislation which would significantly increase the Registry’s CDL requirements and suspension periods. Massachusetts House Bill 3980, titled
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