License Loss

Drivers License Suspension and Loss
Boston Revoked Driving Privileges Lawyer

The State of Massachusetts has discovered that for many people the worst punishment they can receive (short of prison) is the loss of a driver's license. The inability to drive impacts every aspect of life – from working, to shopping, attending school to socializing with friends and family.

You can lose your license for:

• 3 speeding tickets, a combination of 5 speeding and other traffic offenses within 3 years. 7 offenses within 5 years, or habitual traffic offenses (12 offenses within 5 years)
• Being at fault in a number of car accidents
• Failure to take a breath test when arrested for drunk driving
• Drunk driving
• Faked or altered state driver's license
• Failing to pay child support
• Drug possession

These and other offenses can result in the suspension of your driver's license or the revocation of your driver's license for months to years, fines and fees, surcharges to get your license back, and driver retraining. If you are caught driving on a suspended or revoked license, you face criminal charges, fines, and jail time.

In addition to legal consequences, you will also face insurance consequences. Under the Massachusetts Safe Driver Insurance Plan, every household begins with a certain number of points on their driving merit rating, based upon the driver’s combined history of traffic violations and accidents. These points determine the cost of your car insurance policy. For every violation (after your first), you lose points and your insurance coverage cost increases.

Medford driver's license suspension attorney Kevin P. O’Malley has represented clients in license loss appeals and surcharge appeals at every level of the process, from the registry of motor vehicles to the Merit Rating System Board of Appeals, from bond appeals to the administrative appeals court in Boston.

Revoked driving privileges? Lawyer Kevin P. O’Malley can help with OUIA work licenses, hardship licenses, and other appeals. Contact our office to speak to an attorney about your options when facing a suspended or revoked drivers’ license.