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Minimum Age to Obtain a Learner's Permit |
16 |
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Minimum Age to Obtain a Junior Operator's
License |
16 1/2 |
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Minimum Requirements for first-time licensees 18
years and older |
Learner's Permit
Road test |
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*Requirements of basic driver's education |
30 hours classroom instruction
6 hours of behind the wheel training
6 hours in car observation of another student
driver |
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*Requirements of supervised driving to obtain a
junior operators license (*Changes effective
9/01/07) |
12 hours supervised by a parent, guardian, or
designee over 21
Submittal of a certified statement to the RMV
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Junior operator passenger restriction |
Passenger restriction during the first six
months of junior operator licensure
NO passengers under 18, unless accompanied by
another licensed driver 21 or older with 1 year
or more driving experience, occupying front
passenger seat
Passenger restriction not applicable to junior
operator's immediate family members (parents and
siblings) |
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*Penalty for violation of passenger restriction
and for night driving restriction
(*Changes effective 3/31/07) |
1st offense: 60 day license suspension
2nd offense: 180 day suspension
and required attitudinal retraining
3rd or subsequent offense: 1 (One)
year license suspension and required
attitudinal retrainingAdditional penalty for
Night Driving Restriction: Unlicensed
Operation MGL 90 Section 10 fine, $100 to
$1000 and in certain circumstances operator
could be subject to arrest |
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*Junior operator night driving restriction
(*Changes effective 3/31/07) |
Driving is prohibited between 12 AM and 5 AM,
unless accompanied by parent or guardian
Primary police enforcement allowed only between
1 AM and 4 AM |
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*Penalty for junior operators who violate
speeding or drag racing laws (*Changes effective
3/31/07) |
Speeding:
1st offense: 90 Day License
suspension, minimum $50 fine, plus additional
$10 fine for each MPH in excess of 10 miles over
posted speed limit, plus $50 surcharge,
completion of State Courts Against Road Rage (SCARR)
course and attitudinal retraining
2nd or subsequent offense: 1 (ONE)
year license suspension, plus all of the 1st
offense fines and a $500 reinstatement fee and
reapplication for road test.
Drag racing:
1st offense: 1 (ONE) year license
suspension, $250 fine, and a $500 reinstatement
fee
2nd or subsequent offense: 3 (THREE)
year license suspension, $500 fine and a
$1000 reinstatement fee, completion of State
Courts Against Road Rage (SCARR) course and
attitudinal retraining and re-application for
road test. |
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Penalty for alcohol violations |
For persons under the age 18:
Breathalyzer refusal: minimum of 3 year license
suspension
Breathalyzer failure: license suspension for 30
days for failure plus 1 year for OUI conviction
1 year suspension may be reduced to 180 days for
participation in an approved alcohol education
program |
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Penalty for using mobile phone while driving |
Currently, there are no penalties in place for
using cell phones while operating a motor
vehicle. However impeded operation could
apply in certain cercumstatnces. MGL 90
Section 13 |
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*Penalty for violating time restrictions or
required adult supervision provisions while
operating under a learner's permit (*Changes
effective 3/31/07) |
1st offense: Fine between $500 and/or $1,000 or
imprisonment for up to 10 days
2nd or subsequent offense: term of imprisonment
between 60 days and 1 year |
*Penalty for speeding or drag racing violations
while operating under a learner's permit
(*Changes effective 3/31/07)
Speeding: |
Speeding:
Same Penalties apply as for having a JOL.
(See above)
Drag Racing:
Same penalties apply as for having a JOL.
(See above)
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This information
was provided from the Massachusetts Registry of
Motor Vehicle’s web site at:
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/jol/requirements.htm
For further information on the Junior Operator
Laws in Massachusetts please visit:
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/jol/index.htm
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