• 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
      • Check your Eligibility for a Mass. Hardship License
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

The Consequences of Getting a DUI in NH or Other States

You are here: Home / Blog / The Consequences of Getting a DUI in NH or Other States

Posted on November 29, 2010

Massachusetts residents often ask what will happen to their driver’s licenses if they are arrested for and convicted of DUI in other states. In this situation, the convicted drunk driver is required to face the music in both the state where the DUI arrest occurred and in Massachusetts. This is because the Massachusetts DUI law states that if a Massachusetts resident or person licensed to drive in Massachusetts commits a motor vehicle law violation, such as DUI, in any other state or jurisdiction, the Mass. RMV is required to treat the offense as if it had occurred here in Massachusetts. The law also requires the Mass. RMV to respect the out of state DUI suspension and immediately suspend the individual’s Massachusetts license upon notification of the out of state suspension. It is impossible to get a Mass. Hardship License while an out of state suspension is in effect.

The Registry is notified of out of state DUI incidents and resulting suspensions through several agreements and systems which link the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles with the Motor Vehicle Departments in other states. For example, the Driver License Compact, which is an agreement between various states requires that “[e]ach jurisdiction shall report each conviction of a person from another jurisdiction occurring within its boundaries to the home jurisdiction of the licensee.” Exchange of information is also accomplished via the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) of the National Driver Register (NDR) and the Driver License Agreement (DLA) as well as the Non-Resident Violator Compact.

In order to clear an out of state driver’s license suspension or revocation, which triggered the loss of your Massachusetts license, you must provide the following items to a Mass. RMV Hearings Officer: (1) a Letter of Clearance and/or Reinstatement, from the Motor Vehicle Department in the state where the DUI occurred, dated not more than 30 days from the date of submission to the RMV;  (2) a certified Driving Record from the other state, also dated not more than 30 days from the date of your Mass. Registry hearing; (3) a certified court abstract or docket, which reflects the charges and the outcome or disposition.

Once you provide these items, any indefinite NDR suspension(s) or revocation(s) will removed upon the payment of a $100.00 reinstatement fee. However, what the Registry does not tell you is that the NDR suspension(s) or revocation(s) will be replaced with a new suspension for DUI, as if the offense had occurred in the Commonwealth. First offenders will be suspended for one (1) year, DUI second offenders will be suspended for two (2) years, DUI third offenders will be suspended for eight (8) years, and fourth offenders will be suspended for ten (10) years. Anyone with a fifth or subsequent DUI conviction will be suspended for life, with no eligibility to be considered for a hardship license.

In many cases, it is possible to get the 1 year loss of license for a DUI First Offender reduced to 45 days, upon completion of or enrollment in an approved DUI Alcohol Education Program. Contact a lawyer who specializes in RMV matter, such as Attorney Brian E. Simoneau, for more information. Dealing with motor vehicle departments in two different states can be very confusing and frustrating. Often, the DUI lawyers in the other states do not understand Massachusetts DUI Law or how the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles operates. Legal representation by a Massachusetts Registry Attorney  can help you achieve the best deal possible here in Massachusetts.

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
  • Out of State Suspensions & DUI Convictions
  • Out of State DUI Suspensions & the Mass. RMV

Filed Under: Blog, Massachusetts Registry News

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 a Lawyer

Your Message Has been Successfully Sent. Looking forward to speaking with you soon.
Your Message Has Not been sent. Try again later.

Recent Posts

  • The Pennsylvania ARD Program Q&A
  • Another Customer Service Failure at the RMV
  • Inaccurate IID Readings
  • D36 – Failure to Maintain Liability Insurance
  • Your Breathalyzer Refusal Suspension may be Invalid!
  • Out of State Speeding & Reckless Driving
  • But I don’t have a Massachusetts License!
  • Heineken Causes Ignition Interlock Violation
  • No End of Covid Restrictions in Sight

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

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

  • The Pennsylvania ARD Program Q&A
  • Another Customer Service Failure at the RMV
  • Inaccurate IID Readings
  • D36 – Failure to Maintain Liability Insurance

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