Massachusetts Registry News

I was recently contacted by a successful local business owner who was stopped and cited for driving on an expired license. He immediately renewed his license, went to court, and paid a $100.00 fine. A few days after his court appearance, he received a letter from the Registry of Motor Vehicles notifying him that his […]

Law enforcement officials across New England are being trained on how to spot license fraud. Saugus, Mass. police officer James Scott has been providing classes to police officers, corrections officials, and other officials regarding the tools that he uses to detect impostors, illegal aliens, and others who have fraudulently obtained Massachusetts Driver’s Licenses. In most

If you have received an administrative hearing letter from the Suspension Department of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, you should contact a lawyer to discuss your legal rights and the availability of legal representation before the Registry. These letters are sent out when adverse action against a person’s driver’s license or motor vehicle registration

If you are not a United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, the Registry will likely refuse to issue you a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or allow you to renew your existing CDL. The RMV will not grant you a Commercial Learner’s Permit. Also, whenever a driver renews his or her

Clients who have received suspension or revocation notices from MassDOT who have never been licensed in Massachusetts will often ask how the Registry of Motor Vehicles can revoke a license which it never issued. The answer is that that the RMV is not necessarily revoking the person’s driver’s license. Instead, the Registry is revoking the

Many times in Massachusetts first offense drunk driving cases are resolved with a continuance without a guilty finding which is commonly referred to as a CWOF. Previously for breathalyzer refusal purposes, those operating under the influence cases which were resolved with CWOFs instead of guilty findings were not treated as prior convictions when calculating the

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles now requires Commercial Drivers License (CDL) applicants to be lawful permanent residents or United States Citizens prior to the issuance of a CDL. Lawful permanent residents of the United States are also referred to as resident aliens or green card holders. It is the Registry’s policy that a work

The Registry of Motor Vehicles charges reinstatement fees which have been authorized by the Massachusetts Legislature. Registry Hearing Officers have no discretion to waive these fees. They are set forth in G.L. c. 90 Sec. 33. With the implementation of the Registry’s new computer system, Hearing Officers may be charging for multiple unpaid reinstatement fees