May 13, 2010

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 10:17 am

The defendant, while away at college in the State of Rhode Island was convicted in 2007 of OUI and had his license suspended. After serving his license suspension the defendant had his license reinstated by the State of Rhode Island as a result of the OUI conviction. After several years, the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Massachusetts notified the defendant that he needed to bring documentation verifying that there were no suspension in Rhode Island otherwise the RMV would not renew the defendant’s MA license. After providing the requested documentation, the Massachusetts RMV suspended the defendant’s right to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts for one year due to the RI OUI conviction, hired Attorney Topazio to restore his driving privileges. Attorney Topazio obtained verification from the State of Rhode Island that his client’s right to operate a motor vehicle in the foreign state was restored. Attorney Topazio appealed the suspension directly to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles but was unsuccessful. Attorney Topazio next appealed the suspension to the Division of Insurance Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle and argued before the Board that it was unfair to suspend his client’s license following the initial Rhode Island suspension, and the Board agreed. Following a hearing, the Board voted to modify the decision of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and voted to issue his client’s license fulltime forthwith