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The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), has discovered that for many people the worst punishment they can receive (short of incarceration) is the loss of a driver’s license. Consequently, the DOR can mandate that the Registry impose Child Support License Suspensions. The inability to drive impacts every aspect of life – such as working,  shopping, […]

8 Ways to Lose your License for Ignition Interlock Device Violations The Registry implemented its Ignition Interlock Device (IID) program when Melanie’s Law was enacted on January 1, 2006. Since then, it has revoked thousands of driver’s licenses for violations. The Registry imposes these ignition interlock suspensions during the entire term of any hardship license and

The Board of Appeal of the Division of Insurance hears cases regarding DUI revocations, hardship licenses, license reinstatements, suspensions, revocations, ignition interlock devices, Junior Operator License (JOL) Violations, habitual traffic offender revocations, immediate threat suspensions, and drug violations. The Board has the legal authority to override modify or reverse most decisions of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

There are approximately 64 ways to lose your license. The following is a list of Massachusetts License Suspension or Revocation Reasons. Many of these are automatic suspensions which are triggered by the court notifying the RMV of a conviction for a triggering offense. Out of state violations committed by someone living or licensed in Massachusetts

My name is Brian Simoneau. I have over 20 years of experience and I am the author of Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Offenses: Obtaining, Losing, and Seeking Reinstatement of Driver’s Licenses. This is the book that other lawyers use to figure out how to appeal suspensions. So I literally wrote the book on immediate threat suspension appeals.

If you are licensed in another state and you have the misfortune of being convicted of operating under the influence here in Massachusetts, you may need a Mass. RMV lawyer to minimize the consequences of your Massachusetts DUI conviction. Unlike many other states, such as Connecticut which has a 10 year DUI look-back period, the State of

The Registry of Motor Vehicles imposes harsh junior operator penalties which include substantial JOL suspensions, as well as stiff fines and reinstatement costs, even for first time offenders. The new law creates a “zero tolerance” environment for speeding or other unsafe driving by those on a Junior Operator’s License. A single speeding ticket for a

If a motorist is found to be responsible for 5 or more surchargeable events in a three-year period, the motorist is required by law to attend and pass the Driver Retraining Program. The three-year time frame is calculated from the conviction date. A surchargeable event is an “at fault” accident or motor vehicle violation, which

7 Surchargeable Events If you have accumulated 7 Surchargeable Events within any 3 year period, the Registry will automatically suspend your Massachusetts license for a period of sixty (60) days. This license suspension is mandatory and the Registry has no discretion. However, it is possible to avoid the mandatory 7 surchargeable events license suspension if