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Massachusetts Registry Hearings (RMV)
Your learner’s permit/ license or right to operate can be suspended or revoked due to a traffic offense of Operating under the influence of Alcohol (OUI/DUI). If your license is suspended because of OUI/DUI charges, you may have to attend a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) hearing to get your driver license to reinstate. It is not an easy task to get your license reinstated. The requirements to reinstate your license may vary depending on the type of suspension. RMV Hearing Officers may impose variety of conditions to reinstate your driving license.
For instance, in order to get your license back you have to complete the state-approved alcohol program. In some cases, to obtain a hardship license (also referred to as a Cinderella license, restricted license, work license, or limited use license) you have to produce your employment details, place of employment, work schedule and also an explanation as to why you have to drive. Therefore, it is critical that an experienced Massachusetts OUI/DUI defense attorney assist you at a Registry Hearing and help you prepare for a RMV hearing.
Why Do You Need A License To Drive In Massachusetts?
Not having a driving license cripples life in Massachusetts. If you don’t have a driver’s license in Massachusetts, your life may be thrown into chaos. Reaching workplace, dropping and picking up children, moving around for purchase of essentials, and in short all the daily activities are thoroughly restricted. Dependence on friends and co-workers may lead to unnecessary hassles.
An experienced Gilmore & SRIS, LLC. Massachusetts OUI/DUI attorney can help you get your life back on track by getting your driver’s license back at a Registry Hearing. This may be your first time at a Registry hearing, but we have successfully assisted several people like you and know how to go about a Registry Hearing.
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OUI Lawyers Attorneys
The “operating under” element of the OUI (G.L. c. 90, § 24) and vehicular homicide (c.90, § 24G) statutes require, for a conviction, that the defendant have been operating her motor vehicle “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, all as defined in [G.L. c. 94C, § 1], or the vapors of glue.” Com. v. Reynolds, 17 Mass.L.Rptr. 109, Not Reported in N.E.2d, 2003 WL 22922655 Mass.Super.,2003.
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“A person who drinks alcohol is required to anticipate and ascertain his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle before attempting to do so; it is no defense that such person sought shelter and stopped his vehicle because he thought he was under the influence of alcohol.” Com. v. Kiss, 59 Mass.App.Ct. 247, 794 N.E.2d 1281 Mass.App.Ct.,2003.
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“For purposes of determining whether a defendant operated his vehicle on a way “to which the members of the public have access as invitees or licensees,” so as to support conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, some of the usual indicia of accessibility to the public include a paved road, the absence of signs prohibiting the public from access to the road, and street lights, curbing, houses, crossroads, and traffic.” Com. v. Kiss, 59 Mass.App.Ct. 247, 794 N.E.2d 1281 Mass.App.Ct.,2003.
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“When the defendant is charged with operating while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, it is immaterial whether the driver is under the influence of intoxicating liquor and other substances; in order to find guilt, the jury need only to find that the liquor contributed to the defendant’s impairment.” Com. v. Lampron, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 340, 839 N.E.2d 870 Mass.App.Ct.,2005
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“The mixture of alcohol with another substance is not a separate theory of culpability in a prosecution for operating under influence of liquor.” Com. v. Lampron, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 340, 839 N.E.2d 870 Mass.App.Ct.,2005.
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G.L. c. 90, § 24(1)( a)(1): “Whoever, upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees, operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, all as defined in section one of chapter ninety-four C, or the vapors of glue shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.” Com. v. Murphy, 389 Mass. 316, 451 N.E.2d 95 Mass.,1983.
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“Whoever, upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access … operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, all as defined in section one of chapter ninety-four C … shall be punished….St.1982, c. 373, § 2 ” Com. v. Stathopoulos, 23 Mass.App.Ct. 286, 501 N.E.2d 1174 Mass.App.Ct.,1986.
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“Whoever … operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, all as defined in section one of chapter ninety-four C … shall be punished …” (emphasis supplied). G.L. c. 90, § 24(1)( a )(1) (1986 ed.).” Com. v. Stathopoulos, 401 Mass. 453, 517 N.E.2d 450 Mass.,1988.
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“General Laws c. 90, § 24(1)( e ) (1992 ed.), provides, in relevant part, if evidence of a blood alcohol test “is that such percentage was five one-hundredths or less, there shall be a presumption that such defendant was not under the influence of intoxicating liquor …; if such evidence is that such percentage was more than five one-hundredths but less than ten one-hundredths, there shall be a presumption that such defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor.” Com. v. O’Connor, 420 Mass. 630, 650 N.E.2d 800 Mass.,1995.
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