Massachusetts driving laws

“No operator of a motor vehicle shall hold a mobile electronic device. No operator of a motor vehicle shall use a mobile electronic device unless the device is being used in hands-free mode.”

“A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $100 for a first offense, by a fine of $250 for a second offense and by a fine of $500 for a third or subsequent offense.”

“No person under 18 years of age shall hold in their hand or use a mobile telephone, hands-free mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on any public way.”

“A junior operator who violates the preceding paragraph shall be punished by a fine of $100 and shall have his license or permit suspended for 60 days for a first offense”

“operates a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater”

“shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years, or both such fine and imprisonment.”

“the registrar shall not restore the license or reinstate the right to operate to such person unless the prosecution of such person has been terminated in favor of the defendant, until one year after the date of conviction”

“no such test or analysis shall be made and he shall have his license or right to operate suspended in accordance with this paragraph for a period of 180 days”

“provided, however, that any person who is under the age of 21 years or who has been previously convicted of a violation under this section”

“shall have his license or right to operate suspended forthwith for a period of 3 years for such refusal”

“had a blood alcohol percentage of two one-hundredths or greater or upon evidence that such person refused to submit to a chemical test or analysis of his breath or blood under section 24”

“Operating a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.04 or more”

“No person shall operate a private passenger motor vehicle or ride in a private passenger motor vehicle, a vanpool vehicle or truck under eighteen thousand pounds on any way unless such person is wearing a safety belt which is properly adjusted and fastened”

“The provisions of this section shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies only when an operator of a motor vehicle has been stopped for a violation of the motor vehicle laws or some other offense.”

“A passenger in a motor vehicle on any way who is under the age of 8 shall be fastened and secured by a child passenger restraint, unless such passenger measures more than 57 inches in height.”

“a passenger in a motor vehicle on any way that is under the age of 13 shall wear a safety belt which is properly adjusted and fastened according to the manufacturer's instructions.”

“Upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle or recovery vehicle with flashing lights an operator shall”

“yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the emergency response vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle or recovery vehicle”

“if changing lanes is impracticable, proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the vehicle to that of a reasonable and safe speed for road conditions.”

“except when approaching from the opposite direction on a divided highway, bring his vehicle or trackless trolley to a full stop before reaching said school bus and shall not thereafter proceed until the warning signals are deactivated”

“No person shall operate a motor vehicle within a distance of 100 feet behind a school bus.”

“if a motor vehicle is operated on a divided highway outside a thickly settled or business district at a rate of speed exceeding fifty miles per hour for a distance of a quarter of a mile”

“on any other way outside a thickly settled or business district at a rate of speed exceeding forty miles per hour for a distance of a quarter of a mile”

“inside a thickly settled or business district at a rate of speed exceeding thirty miles per hour for a distance of one-eighth of a mile”

“within a school zone which may be established by a city or town as provided in section two of chapter eighty-five at a rate of speed exceeding twenty miles per hour”

“establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on any roadway inside a thickly settled or business district in the city or town on any way that is not a state highway.”

“interstate 95 from the Newbury interchange 56 to the Danvers interchange 50, shall be sixty-five miles per hour.”

“in which there is damage in excess of one thousand dollars to any one vehicle or other property shall, within five days after such accident, report in writing to the registrar on a form approved by him and send a copy thereof to the police department having jurisdiction”

“to the amount or limit of not less than $25,000 on account of injury to or death of any one person, and, subject to such limits as respects injury to or death of one person, of not less than $50,000 on account of any one accident”

“subject to a limit of not less than $30,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.”

“to the amount or limit of at least eight thousand dollars on account of injury to or death of any one person”

“Every person operating a motorcycle or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to a motorcycle shall wear protective head gear”

“If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen, the operator of such motorcycle shall wear eye glasses, goggles or a protective face shield when operating such vehicle.”

“said learner's permit shall not entitle him to carry any passenger while operating such motorcycle upon any way or to operate a motorcycle upon any way at any time after sunset or before sunrise.”

“Any such learner's permit shall be valid for two years from the date of issue or until the holder shall have received a license to operate, whichever first occurs.”

“Any person who is at least sixteen years of age, excepting persons who have been licensed and whose licenses are not in force because of revocation or suspension”

“successfully completes a motorcycle basic rider course approved by the registrar and presents proof of such completion in such form as the registrar may require.”

“If under 18, you must take the MREP course and complete all junior operator requirements to get a license.”

“Permits are valid for 2 years or the length of your stay in the U.S. If your permit expires, you'll need to reapply and retake the exam.”

“The operators of motorcycles shall not ride abreast of more than one other motorcycle, shall ride single file when passing, and shall not pass any other motor vehicle within the same lane, except another motorcycle.”