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Minor Violations Can Trigger 7 Surchargeable Events Suspensions

Jun 08, 2011

Minor inspection and equipment violations can have major surprise consequences for Massachusetts lic...

The Notice Requirement in Mass. Operating After Suspension Cases

Jun 06, 2011

Driving on a suspended license can sometimes result in minimum mandatory jail time and a new 4 year ...

Registrar Terminates Employee for Unprofessional Tweets

Jun 04, 2011

Reporting for the Boston Herald, O’Ryan Johnson recently wrote about a Registry employee who was t...

Registry and Police Conduct Surprise Bus Inspections in Brockton

Jun 04, 2011

Mass RMV. Inspectors along with Brockton, Massachusetts Police Officers recently conducted surprise ...

The Necessity Defense in Mass. Operating After Suspension Cases

May 21, 2011

Lawyers can sometimes use the necessity defense to get not guilty verdicts for their clients in oper...

Driving in Mass. on an Out of State License

May 20, 2011

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently decided Commonwealth v. Chown, wherein the Court a...

Clearing a 3 Surchargeable Events License Suspension

May 20, 2011

When the Registry of Motor Vehicles intends to suspend your driver's license and/or right to operate...

Recent Immediate Threat & Medical Complaint Suspensions

May 20, 2011

Massachusetts Police officers recently filed an immediate threat report and medical complaint with t...

Comp Fraud Lic/Id Hearings

May 17, 2011

With the RMV’s facial recognition system, the Registry is uncovering false license records which w...