• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Mass. RMV Lawyer

Massachusetts License Suspension Appeals

  • DUI Suspensions
    • Massachusetts Drunk Driving Law
    • Mass. Breathalyzer & Chemical Test Refusal Suspensions
    • Breathalyzer Refusal Suspension Appeals
    • Massachusetts Breathalyzer Refusal Rights & Penalties
    • Breathalyzer Refusal / Chemical Test Refusal
      • Suspension Appeals for Constructive Breathalyzer Refusals
      • Chemical Test Refusal License Reinstatement Hearings
      • Appealing a 5 year Chemical Test Refusal Suspension
    • 2nd Offense DUI Suspensions
    • Melanie’s Law
      • Ignition Interlock Device Reinstatement Procedures
      • Rolling Re-test Violations in Massachusetts
      • Problems with Ignition Interlock Devices
      • Ignition Interlock Circumvention
      • Ignition Interlock Device Removal
      • Ignition Interlock Device Lockouts
      • Ignition Interlock Device Violations
      • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
    • Top MA Hardship License Lawyer
    • OUI Child Endangerment License Suspensions
    • OUI Defense
    • Tougher Mass. OUI & other Motor Vehicle Laws Proposed
    • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
    • Traffic Tickets
      • Request for Detailed Driving History Record
      • Speeding Citation Suspensions
      • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
  • Out of State & NDR Suspensions
    • A21 – DUI of Alcohol Suspensions
    • National Driver Register (NDR) Revocations
    • The National Driver Register (NDR)
    • Out of State DUI Suspensions for Mass. Residents
    • Out of State DUI Convictions
    • Mass. DUI Consequences for Non-Residents
    • Out of State License Revocations
    • A New York DWAI or DUI and your Massachusetts License
    • New York DWAI Suspensions
    • The National Driver Register & Out of State License Suspensions
    • National Driver Register License Suspensions
    • Out of State Suspensions & DUI Convictions
    • The Consequences of Getting a DUI in NH or Other States
    • Out of State DUI Suspensions & the Mass. RMV
  • Immediate Threat Suspensions
    • What is an Immediate Threat Suspension?
    • I wrote the Book on Immediate Threat Suspension Appeals
    • Appeal your Immediate Threat Suspension
    • Immediate Threat Indefinite Revocations
    • Immediate Threat Revocations Are Constitutional
    • Massachusetts Immediate Threat Indefinite Revocations
    • Immediate Threat Indefinite Suspensions
    • Complaint Immediate Threat Indefinite Suspensions: MV Violation Required
    • Elderly Drivers & “Complaint Medical” or “Immediate Threat” Suspensions
    • Fatal Accident Preliminary Suspensions
    • Updated Immediate Threat Information
    • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
  • Board of Appeal
    • Appeal your License Suspension
    • Massachusetts RMV Board of Appeal
      • Surcharges, Citations, & Insurance
    • The Division of Insurance Board of Appeal
    • Board of Appeal Hearing
    • Get Your Suspended MA License Back
    • Get a Hardship License from the Mass. RMV or the Board of Appeal
    • Board of Appeal & RMV Hearings: Your Last Chance to Present Evidence
    • Not Hiring a Lawyer for your Board of Appeal Hearing is not Smart
    • Hardship License Appeal Process
    • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
    • More Board of Appeal Information
  • CDL Revocations
    • CDL License Suspension Penalties
    • Commercial Drivers License Suspensions
    • Mass. CDL Suspensions & Disqualifications
    • CDL Disqualifications & Revocations
    • Mass. DUI Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Penalties
    • Tough Penalties for CDL Holders in Massachusetts
    • Latest CDL News & Information

Out of State Suspensions & DUI Convictions

You are here: Home / Blog / Out of State Suspensions & DUI Convictions

Posted on September 28, 2009

Clients routinely ask about what effect an out of state DUI will have on their Massachusetts license. This article answer this common question.

First, under reciprocity, if someone’s right to drive is suspended or revoked in one state, the Registry or DMV in the person’s home state is licensed is required to suspend or revoked the person’s license there. For example, if live in Massachusetts and your right to drive is suspended in New York, the Mass. RMV is required to suspend your Massachusetts license until you are clear to drive again in New York. Registries and Motor Vehicle Departments notify each other of these suspensions through the National Driver Registry. This practice of suspended a driver in his or her home state when the driver’s right to operate is suspended elsewhere was created to prevent drivers from escaping the consequences of an out of state violation. There is absolutely no ability to get a hardship license while on a NDR license suspension.

You can clear a National Driver Registry suspension with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles by providing the following 3 Documents to the RMV:

  1. A clearance letter on letterhead which states that your license has been reinstated in the other state
  2. A certified copy of your driving record from the other state
  3. A certified copy of the court docket showing the outcome of any criminal charges in the other state

All documents must be originals and not less than 30 days old. When these documents are presented at a Massachusetts RMV Suspension Hearing, the Registry Hearings Officer will remove the NDR suspension or revocation from your Massachusetts License.

However,  if you were a Massachusetts resident or license holder at the time you were convicted of the out of state violation, the law requires the Mass. RMV to treat the out of state violation as if it had occurred here. This means that you have to deal with any consequences and suspensions in the other state as well as Massachusetts.

Out of state DUI, DWAI, OUI, DWI or “drunk driving” convictions will count against you as if they had occurred in Massachusetts. For example, if you lived in New Hampshire and were convicted of DWI 8 years ago, and you get charged with OUI in Massachusetts, the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles is required to count that 8 year old New Hampshire OUI against you and your license will be suspended for 2 years, with hardship eligibility after 1 year. If you refuse the breathalyzer, instead of a 180 day revocation, the RMV will revoke your license for 3 years for the breathalyzer refusal, because of the New Hampshire DWI. Basically, under Melanie’s Law, it doesn’t matter how old an OUI conviction is or where it happened; it will count against you.

If you have any questions regarding out of state suspensions, please contact Attorney Brian E. Simoneau at 508-881-1119 or use the contact form on the Massachusetts Suspended License Lawyers Website.

Related Articles

  • National Driver Register (NDR) Revocations
  • The National Driver Register (NDR)
  • Out of State DUI Suspensions for Massachusetts Residents
  • Out of State DUI Convictions
  • Massachusetts DUI Consequences for Non-Residents
  • Out of State License Revocations
  • A New York DWAI or DUI and your Massachusetts License
  • The National Driver Register & Out of State License Suspensions
  • National Driver Register License Suspensions
  • The Consequences of Getting a DUI in NH or Other States
  • Out of State DUI Suspensions & the Mass. RMV

Filed Under: Blog

Primary Sidebar

Attorney Brian E. Simoneau
550 Cochituate Road, Suite 25
Framingham, MA 01701-4683 (map)
Call or Text: 508-656-0057
Fax: 508-302-0212

Contact Us

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Recent Posts

  • Getting Your License Back From an Immediate Threat Suspension
  • Top License Suspension Attorney
  • Out of State Suspension Bill Proposed
  • Risk of Recidivism
  • Ignition Interlock Violation Lawyer
  • The Pennsylvania ARD Program Q&A
  • Another Customer Service Failure at the RMV
  • Inaccurate IID Readings
  • D36 – Failure to Maintain Liability Insurance

Let’s work together to get you back on the road, legally.

Contact us today regarding your Massachusetts License Suspension or Revocation.

Get Your License Back

Contact Us

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Footer

Disclaimer

Mass. RMV Lawyers is not a government agency or affiliated with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles or any DMV. You can reach the suspension section of the Mass. RMV at 857-368-8200 and you can reach the Mass. Board of Appeal at 617-521-7794.

Contact

Brian E. Simoneau, Esq.
550 Cochituate Road, Suite 25
Framingham, MA 01701-4683
(508) 656-0057
attorney@rmvappeal.com

Recent Posts

  • Getting Your License Back From an Immediate Threat Suspension
  • Top License Suspension Attorney
  • Out of State Suspension Bill Proposed
  • Risk of Recidivism
Call Us
Text Us

Copyright © 2021 · WordPress website customization by Anything Graphic. Nav Map