Massachusetts Registry News

State Representative Paul Tucker of Salem, Massachusetts, who is the former Chief of Police of the Salem Police Department is proposing legislation which would require the Registry of Motor Vehicles to automatically notify local Massachusetts Police Departments whenever a Taxi driver has his driver’s license suspended or revoked. The basis for this legislation is that […]

In 2010, Massachusetts joined the list of 39 states that have placed some sort of ban texting while operating a motor vehicle.  The law that was enacted has placed numerous restrictions and harsher penalties on drivers that are operating a vehicle while communicating on a cell phone in an attempt to lower the amount of

Registry of Motor Vehicle records are what MassDOT uses to determine the length of driver’s license suspensions. These records are not always accurate and there are ways to correct these important records. Many inaccuracies are the results of converting paper to computer records. Errors may have occurred when the records were “computerized” many years ago.

Within the next month, the Boston Branch of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is slated to move to from 630 Washington Street to its new home at 136 Blackstone Street in Boston. The Registry’s telephone numbers will remain the same. You can continue to reach customer service a 857-368-8000 and the suspension unit at

If the Registry has suspended your license due to a JOL violation, it is illegal for you to operate a motor vehicle until your license is fully reinstated. Also, the RMV can legally combine JOL offenses with any other prior and future motor vehicle offenses to determine impose new suspensions or reinstatement  requirements. The Mass.

Unlike some other states, Massachusetts requires that every vehicle on the road to be covered by a minimum amount of insurance. Letting your insurance policy lapse will result in the automatic revocation of your vehicle’s registration and an operating an uninsured motor vehicle conviction will cause the Registry of Motor Vehicles to suspend your driver’s

There is legislation currently being considered in Massachusetts which would allow illegal aliens who are residing in Massachusetts to legally obtain driver’s licenses. This bill, Massachusetts House Bill 3285,  is scheduled for a public hearing at the Statehouse on February 5th at 11:00 AM and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition strongly supports the

In Massachusetts, an accident is considered surchargeable if you were more than 50% at fault. Surchargeable accidents will count towards 7 surchargeable events license suspensions and they are likely result in future car insurance premium increases. How much an at fault accident will increase your insurance rates depends on the rules and rating factors your insurance

MassDOT imposes Complaint Regulatory license and registration suspensions for a variety of different reasons. The purpose of a complaint regulatory license suspension is to bring the driver in for a hearing. If the driver fails to appear the Registry will indefinitely revoke his or her license until the customer personally appears and satisfies whatever requirements