Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Title 540 CMR 18.00 - Minimum Standards for Issuance and Use of General Registrations and General Registration Number Plates › Section 18.05 - Penalties

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided
			 by law, the Registrar, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may suspend,
			 revoke, or refuse to renew a general registration and general registration
			 number plate(s) if he or she has reason to believe that the holder has violated
			 the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, §§ 5 or 6, or
			 540 CMR 18.00.
(2) Suspension of a general registration or
			 general registration number plate shall be for a fixed period of time; however,
			 if the general registration holder is required to perform specific acts as a
			 term of the suspension, or to provide documentation to bring the holder into
			 compliance with either M.G.L. c. 90, §§ 5 or 6 or
			 540 CMR 18.00, the suspension
			 may be for an indefinite period until the Registrar is satisfied that the
			 holder has satisfied the requirements. Upon suspension of a general
			 registration, the holder must return the master certificate of registration and
			 all issued general registration plates to the Registrar. If one or more plates
			 are suspended, only the specific plate(s) that is suspended must be returned to
			 the Registrar. Although a suspension shall be effective as of the date
			 specified in the notice for purposes of prohibiting use of the affected
			 registration and plates, no time shall be credited to the holder's suspension
			 period until the holder returns the registration or plates as required. An
			 affidavit subscribed and sworn to under penalties of perjury shall be required
			 from a suspended registration holder who asserts that a master certificate of
			 registration, or one or more registration plates, has been lost or stolen, and
			 if stolen, the holder must also provide a copy of a theft report filed with the
			 appropriate police department. A holder who is under a suspension order may not
			 be granted a general registration of any type, may not renew a suspended
			 registration, and may not be granted additional plates during the suspension
			 period. The Registrar may refuse to issue a general registration to an
			 applicant if the Registrar has reason to believe that the applicant is acting
			 as an undisclosed agent for a holder who is the subject of a current suspension
			 order.
(3) Upon revocation of a
			 general registration, the holder must return the master certificate of
			 registration and all general registration number plates to the Registrar.
			 Revocation of a holder's registration shall be for not less than 12 months.
			 Although a revocation shall be effective as of the date specified in the notice
			 for purposes of prohibiting the use of the registration or plates, no time
			 shall be credited to the holder's period of revocation until the holder has
			 returned the master certificate of registration and all registration plates. An
			 affidavit subscribed and sworn to under penalties of perjury shall be required
			 from a revoked registration holder who asserts that a master certificate of
			 registration, or one or more registration plates, has been lost or stolen, and
			 if stolen, the holder must also provide a copy of a theft report filed with the
			 appropriate police department. A holder who is under a revocation order may not
			 be granted a general registration of any type during the revocation period. The
			 Registrar may refuse to issue a general registration to an applicant if the
			 registrar has reason to believe that the applicant is acting as an undisclosed
			 agent for a former holder who is the subject of a current revocation
			 order.