Massachusetts Registry News

In the case of Commonwealth v. Lee, the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently upheld the use of an out of state DUI conviction to convict a Massachusetts resident and license holder of OUI 2nd offense. The Appeals Court also upheld the introduction of the driver’s New Hampshire DMV and Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles driving records […]

The scandal at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Jamaica Plain Drug Lab involving chemist Annie Dookhan has resulted in court action in a large number of drug cases across Massachusetts and thousands of Massachusetts drug prosecutions possibly compromised. The 35 year old Franklin, Mass. resident worked as a chemist at the Hinton State Laboratory

I have received several inquires regarding how long the Registry maintains driving records, how long certain offenses such as DUI stay on a driving record in Massachusetts, and whether the RMV would have a record of an operating under the influence conviction from 20 some odd years ago. The Registry used to have a 6

Because convictions of certain offenses trigger license suspensions in Massachusetts and because in some cases a DUI case which was continued without a finding (CWOF’ed) and dismissed, may not count towards breathalyzer refusal suspensions, violating probation and having a case which was CWOF’ed converted to a guilty finding may result in the revocation of your

Many people may be aware that it is a serious offense to operate a motor vehicle after one’s license has been suspended.  However, you may not be aware of the different ways that your license or right to drive can lost, how long it will be suspended for and what fees you will be required

As a result of an internal audit conducted by the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Troopers assigned to the Registry of Motor Vehicles Special Investigation Unit determined that Alexander Brewer, a clerk employed in the Revere branch of the Massachusetts RMV, was fraudulently issuing Massachusetts driver’s licenses and RMV Identification cards. As

G.L. c. 90C § 2 governs the issuance of citations for automobile law violations in Massachusetts. It “was designed to prevent the manipulation and misuse of traffic citations, and to provide prompt and definite notice of the nature of the alleged offense to the putative violator.” It plainly requires that police issue citations to violators

The case of Commonwealth vs. Benjamin J. Celletti shows how difficult it can be to prevail on technicalities in Massachusetts Traffic Citation Appeal cases. At about 11:10 P.M. on September 1, 2010, Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Eugene O’Neill observed Celletti slow down but fail to stop at a stop sign on a ramp connecting Route

The National Driver Register (NDR) contains central database called the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS), which contains information on drivers who have had their licenses or right to drive suspended or revoked for offenses such as drunk driving. This system is supposed to prevent a driver whose license is revoked in one state from obtaining