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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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

A controversial bill that would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 and older to pass an exam, every 5 years, at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, when they renew their Mass. Driver’s Licenses. The bill also gives police officers and physicians immunity from lawsuits when they notify the Mass. RMV about drivers, of any age, who

The Registry of Motor Vehicles announced on Thursday that it will open an express office in Attleboro to replace a full-service branch which was closed as a cost saving measure. The express branch will open in one to two months and it will be located in the old post office building next to the Attleboro

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor vehicles will open a new full service branch on Middlesex Street in Downtown Lowell, in February of 2010. The Registry’s Branch 450 Chelmsford St., which served approximately 400 RMV customers each day, was slated to close due to budget cuts. The Chelmsford Street location costs the Registry $172,596 per year.