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Tired of waiting in long lines at the Registry? You can now get Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles wait time information on your iPhone, for free. By using a new iPhone App., you can plan your trip to the Mass. RMV to minimize your time in line. Other apps. allow you to find the nearest […]

If enacted, Massachusetts House Bill 4027 will allow the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to establish maximum noise levels for automobiles. This noise level would be tested as part of the annual automobile inspection process. if a vehicle is found to be too noisy, it would be rejected and not receive an inspection sticker. Also,

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will soon rule on the constitutionality of the law which allows district court judges, instead of the Mass. RMV, to decide if a license which was suspended because of a breathalyzer refusal should be reinstated if the defendant is found not guilty. Dennis Bauer, who was found not guilty of

A Quincy man sustained serious injuries when he was struck while standing outside of his broken down motor vehicle on Friday in on Route 3 in Norwell. The striking vehicle, a 1999 Dodge Caravan was illegally being driven in the breakdown lane where the man was standing. Jeffrey Knowles, 32, of Quincy, was transported to South Shore

As part of the 17th Annual Massachusetts Stand Down, the Mass. RMV assisted hundreds of homeless and at-risk veterans with drivers licensing and Massachusetts Identification Card services at the Chinatown RMV Branch in Boston. Regional Registry Managers helped work the counters to provide services to veterans in need of a driver’s license or Mass. ID

In an effort to reduce harmful exhaust emissions, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has teamed up with the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce idling vehicles, especially school busses, which are a health hazard. Leaving a vehicle idling for more than 5 minutes is a violation of the Massachusetts anti-idling law, which carries a

The Mass. RMV has a few absolute and mandatory license suspensions and requirements to which there are no exceptions. These are outlined below. If these apply to you, there is likely no way to get a license or avoid the restriction unless and until you address the underlying issue. Interlock. If you are a second

A Marlboro man who allegedly produced a false license when police stopped him in Westborough defaulted, last week, at his arraignment on 2nd offense DUI, operating after suspension, refusal to identify himself, and drinking from an open container of alcohol in Westboro District Court this week. If he is convicted of 2nd offense DUI, he

There is a bill pending which would outlaw aggressive driving in Massachusetts. House Bill 3585 makes it a violation of law to drive aggressively, maliciously or recklessly so that the safety of at least one other person might be endangered. The law requires the police to issue a traffic ticket to the violator and notify