Massachusetts Registry News

Hardship license procedures at the Registry and the Board of Appeal must be followed to increase your chances of getting a Mass. hardship or Cinderella license. Requirements for a hardship license include providing certain documents such as a letter from your employer or acceptable proof of self-employment. For DUI suspensions, documentation showing proof of completion […]

Like Massachusetts, the State of California issues hardship licenses, which are known as “restricted driver’s licenses” in California, for those convicted of operating under the influence. Massachusetts residents who were arrested for DUI in California may be able to obtain these restricted driver’s licenses, so that they can legally drive here in Massachusetts. In order

Getting back on the road in Massachusetts after an out of state DUI or license suspension can be a major headache.  Massachusetts residents and license holders often have trouble because they must satisfy the DMV in the state where the drunk driving offense occurred as well as the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. G.L. c.

You should not appear before the Board of Appeal of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance at a hardship license hearing if you have open criminal or civil matters that may result in future suspension(s). You should contact a lawyer to review your driving and criminal records prior to filing for any hardship license hearing with

I get lots of calls from people who made the mistake of trying to represent themselves before the Massachusetts Board of Appeal. Instead of hiring an attorney to represent them before the RMV Board of Appeal, they have represented themselves or hired a lawyer who does not specialize in hardship license appeals. After the Board

New York’s driving while intoxicated statute divides levels of impairment into 3 subdivisions. Vehicle & Traffic Law (“VTL”), §§ 1192.1-3 [1989 ed.]. Subdivision one, a traffic infraction which carries non-criminal penalties, VTL § 155,5 defines driving while ability is impaired at VTL § 1192.1. Subdivisions two and three define driving while intoxicated and carry criminal

Mass. General Laws c. 90, § 22(c), requires the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to give effect to out-of-state motor vehicle violations as if they had occurred in Massachusetts, for the purpose of license revocations and suspensions. The law defines a motor vehicle violation as a violation of law, regulation, by-law, or ordinance, except a

In Massachusetts, a person arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol is usually taken to the Mass. State Police barracks or other police department and offered a breath test as part of the DUI booking process. The state trooper or arresting officer enters either the defendant’s consent to take the breath test or the defendant’s

The Massachusetts Board of Appeals hears hardship license appeals from those who were denied hardship licenses from the Mass. RMV. Prior to attending a Board of Appeal hearing, it is important to satisfy all outstanding obligations such as unpaid child support, parking tickets, traffic citations, excise tax, property damage claims, and any other unsatisfied obligation.