Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, section 17 Speed limits.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 90, section 3. Civil motor vehicle infractions procedure, including appeals.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 90, section 3. Civil motor vehicle infractions procedure, including appeals.
Time
for filing appeal:
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, section 3(a)(4).
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, section 3(a)(4).
Procedure for
appeal:
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, section 3(a)(5):
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, section 3(a)(5):
Questions of law
arising in the disposition of a civil motor vehicle infraction in a noncriminal
hearing before a justice may be appealed to the appellate division. Such
appeals shall be governed by a simplified method of appeal established by rules
promulgated by the chief justice of the district court department, subject to
the approval of the supreme judicial court. Claims of appeal shall be
accompanied by an entry fee in an amount established by the chief justice of
the trial court. Proceedings under this chapter shall not be reviewable by a
civil action in the nature of certiorari.
Massachusetts Trial Court Rule VII: Uniform Rules on Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions. Procedure for initial hearings - subsection 7(b) and appeal - subsection 7(d)
District Court Administrative Regulation No. 2-86 (amended 10/23/13) Schedule of Assessments for Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions promulgated pursuant to G.L. c.90C, s. 1.
About the Law:
Beginning in 1986, all motor vehicle offenses carrying a fine of $100 or less that were not subject to an arrest were made civil offenses. More recent changes have included as civil offenses all motor vehicle offenses, regardless of the amount of fine, that do not carry the possibility of an arrest.
Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Offenses, Chapter 4 Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions, section 4.1.1.
District Court Administrative Regulation No. 2-86 (amended 10/23/13) Schedule of Assessments for Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions promulgated pursuant to G.L. c.90C, s. 1.
About the Law:
Beginning in 1986, all motor vehicle offenses carrying a fine of $100 or less that were not subject to an arrest were made civil offenses. More recent changes have included as civil offenses all motor vehicle offenses, regardless of the amount of fine, that do not carry the possibility of an arrest.
Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Offenses, Chapter 4 Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions, section 4.1.1.
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