2 Sources for a Massachusetts Hardship License

There are 64 ways to lose your license in Massachusetts and there are two sources of hardship licenses in Massachusetts, the Registry of Motor Vehicles or the Board of Appeal. The Registry issues hardship licenses for the following license suspensions: operating under the influence, habitual traffic offender revocations and drug offenses.

If your license was suspended for other reasons, or if the Registry of Motor Vehicles denies your hardship license appeal, you have the right to seek a hardship license from the Board of Appeal of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. The Board has the power to reverse, modify, and annual the Registry’s decisions. The Mass. RMV Board of Appeal can also provide hardship licenses is cases where the Registry of Motor Vehicles cannot. For example, suspensions for 7 surchargable events, false license, operating on a suspended license, operating to endanger, and driving an uninsured motor vehicle can be appealed to the Board for hardship license consideration. The Board can also consider issuing hardship licenses for other Massachusetts license suspensions.

There are some situations where the Board generally does not grant hardship licenses. These include NDR suspensions, non-payment of child support suspensions, immediate threat revocations, chemical test (breathalyzer) refusal suspensions, and payment default suspensions. The Board will also not issue hardship licenses for ignition interlock violation suspensions. The Board of Apeal will also generally not waive license reinstatement fees or any Registry alcohol or educational program requriements.

If your Massachusetts license was suspended or revoked, and your are interested in getting a hardship license, contact a Massachusetts suspended license attorney at 508-881-1119 for a free consultation and case review.