Massachusetts Registry News

hardship license available for tagging suspensions. However, in some cases, the Board of Appeal may authorize the issuance of a limited 12 hour hardship license for educational, medical, or work purposes. If the person convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child by reason of “tagging” is under the age of sixteen, he or she will […]

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles requires, pursuant to G.L. c. 90, § 26, that every driver of a motor vehicle which is involved in an accident in which any person is killed, or injured or in which there is damage in excess of $1,000.00 must file an accident report within five (5) days of

Massachusetts motor vehicle law requires that anyone who cases, as a result of a motor vehicle collision, property damage, personal injury, or death must provide certain identifying information. Specifically, the law requires the driver who cases death, injury, or property damage to provide his or her name, residential address, and license plate number. A “leaving

If you hold a Massachusetts Driver’s License, Permit or Vehicle Registration, within thirty (30) days of the change, you must notify the Registry of Motor Vehicles, in writing, of any change of your name, residential or mailing address. The penalty for failing to notify the Registry is a civil motor vehicle infractions citation in the

The Registry of Motor Vehicles is legally required to suspend or revoke your Massachusetts Driver’s License if you have been convicted of certain drug crimes. The law requires the court to report drug convictions to the Registry “forthwith” and the Registry is supposed to “immediately” suspend your license. However, this does not always happen as

Certain Massachusetts Police Officers who have been trained, tested, and certified by the DOT as Commercial Motor Vehicle inspectors, can put CDL drivers “out of service.” The federal CDL regulations require that commercial vehicles meet 13 critical safety standards. Violations of these standards are the most common reason for a CDL vehicle being placed out

A conviction for reckless driving, negligent operation, or operating so as to endanger will result in a 60-day license suspension for a first offense and a 1-year revocation of your license or right to operate in Massachusetts for a subsequent conviction within 3 years.  Junior Operators who are convicted of negligent operation or a related

This afternoon, a client alleged that the Registry’s practice of instituting indefinite immediate threat license revocations violates the due process clause of the United States Constitution. When it comes to driver’s licenses, constitutional due process principles generally require that a driver be given a notice of the allegations against him or her and a meaningful

Many people who have had their licenses suspended or revoked for DUI, which is also known as operating under the influence or “drunk driving,” or numerous other offenses such as drug convictions, driving with a suspended license, or being a habitual traffic offender, mistakenly believe that their license suspensions are unconstitutional because they constitute “double