Massachusetts Registry News

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security recently announced the continued availability of $650,000.00 in federal grant money available to Massachusetts Police Departments for speed traps, radar / lidar patrols, and similar traffic enforcement operations throughout the state. When Departments obtain these grants they assign proactive “enforcement-minded” police officers, usually on overtime, to […]

There is no shortage of people who are aggrieved by license suspensions and revocations imposed by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. Fortunately for my clients, I have been able to reverse many of these license suspensions and revocations on appeal. When this happens, some clients express a desire to sue the Registry of Motor

The DPPA prevents the Registry of Motor Vehicles from disclosing certain “personal information” regarding individuals. The act defines “personal information” as “an individual’s photograph, social security number, driver identification number, name, address, telephone number, and medical or disability information.” The DPPA does not protect other information such as an individual’s zip code, information regarding accidents,

Questions routinely arise regarding the sealing of criminal records, so that they cannot be discovered by prospective employers and others. As compared to an “unsealed” Massachusetts criminal record, a sealed record is accessible to markedly fewer people and entities. It cannot generally be relied upon disqualify applicants from “public” employment by Commonwealth or its political

I’ve gotten numerous inquiries regarding the possibility of obtaining a Massachusetts hardship license during the pendency of operating under the influence charges. Absolutely no hardship license is available during the 30 day administrative per se suspension, from either the RMV Board of Appeal or the Registry of Motor Vehicles itself. Also, no hardship license is

Last week, the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Stoughton Police Department conducted a crackdown on expired inspection stickers and rejection stickers on Route 27 in Stoughton. According to the Patriot Ledger, officers cited more than 100 drivers in a 4 hour period. The failure to inspect a motor vehicle is a violation of G.L.

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Division of Insurance Board of Appeal authorize the issuance of hardship licenses, in certain cases, to allow a person whose license has been suspended or revoked to drive for a limited 12 hour period. Hardship licenses are allowed based on the realization that someone whose license has

The Brookline Tab recently reported on a crackdown against parking violators by the Town of Brookline. The Town has been towing vehicles which have accumulated more than $1,000.00 in unpaid parking violations and it recently hired a collection agency to go after out of state parking violators who have accumulated unpaid fines. The collection agency