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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. […]

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

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

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

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

In Massachusetts Hardship License cases involving breathalyzer refusal suspensions, both the Registry of Motor Vehicles and Board of Appeal generally require that a hardship license candidate serves both the entire chemical test refusal suspension and the required minimum waiting period for the OUI suspension. As background, Massachusetts DUI Law requires 2nd offenders to serve one

If you have received a citation for a criminal automobile law violation in Massachusetts such as operating after suspension, reckless driving, operating to endanger, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license, operating after revocation, or driving an uninsured motor vehicle, you only have 4 days to request a clerk-magistrate hearing. If the

To raise awareness about the dangers of drowsy driving, the National Sleep Foundation and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles have declared this week Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. Experts claim that drowsy driving is an under-reported and under-recognized public safety issue. Only New Jersey has a law, known as Maggie’s Law, which criminalizes drowsy driving

A hearing will be held later this month regarding the moving of the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles from a high rent location in Southbridge to a free location at the Mass. Pike Service Area in Charlton. The new Charlton RMV Branch opened on August 10th when the Southbridge Branch was closed to save money.