{
 "slug": "massachusetts",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "M.G.L. c. 90, § 24½ mandates the device only for persons previously assigned to an alcohol program or convicted (i.e., repeat offenders). Per the RMV, since July 1, 2021 certain first-time OUI offenders who seek a hardship license and who took a breath test with a result of .15 or greater must install an IID as a condition of that hardship license; other first offenders are not required to install one.",
 "sr22Note": "The RMV 'Reinstate your driver's license' page enumerates what is needed to reinstate: check your license status and the requirements for your specific case, pay the reinstatement fee (which varies by violation), and pass any learner's permit exam and/or road test that is required; no SR-22, FR-44 or financial-responsibility filing is listed. The RMV's OUI hardship-license criteria (DCU107 first offense, DCU109 multiple offense) and its 'Interlock Program - Road to Reinstate Your Driver's License' document likewise list no insurance filing; the latter states that after reinstatement fees are paid a driver can apply to get the insurance needed to register a vehicle. The strings 'SR-22', 'SR22' and 'financial responsibility' do not appear on any RMV page or document, and M.G.L. c. 90, § 34J (operating without liability insurance) contains no financial-responsibility filing provision.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "The IID program is managed by the Driver Control Unit of the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)."
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section241~2",
   "quote": "Section 241/2: Ignition interlock device license restriction; revocation of license for failure to install or maintain device; revocation of license for attempt to operate motor vehicle with elevated blood alcohol level"
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 90, §§ 24, 24D, and 24 ½, and 540 CMR 25.00 define the rules and regulations that govern the IID program."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/iid-program-document/download",
   "quote": "6. Ignition Interlock Device (IID) - Vendors / Service Providers Throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there are several approved vendors that offer installation and maintenance of the IID at convenient service provider locations."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section241~2",
   "quote": "shall be issued a new license or right to operate or have his license or right to operate restored if he has previously been so assigned or convicted, unless a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by that person"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "certain first time OUI offenders seeking a hardship license, who took a breathalyzer at the time of arrest with results of .15 or greater will be required to have an IID installed as a condition of that hardship license."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "except in the case of first offenders, who are only required to have the IID through the length of the hardship."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section241~2",
   "quote": "A certified ignition interlock device shall be installed on all vehicles owned, leased and operated by the licensee for a period of 2 years"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_rmv": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "The minimum period for an IID restriction for multiple OUI offenders is two years."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section33",
   "quote": "(36) For the reinstatement of any license or right to operate a motor vehicle which has been suspended or revoked under subsections (a) and (e) of section 22, sections 22F, 23, 24, except as otherwise provided below, section 24B, 24D, 24G, 24L or section 34J, and section 28 of chapter 266, the fee shall be $500."
  },
  "reinstatementFee_range": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/reinstate-your-drivers-license",
   "quote": "Reinstatement fees are determined by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 90, Section 33. They range from $100.00 to $1200.00."
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/iid-program-document/download",
   "quote": "Alcohol Detection Systems – Phone: 1-888-786-7384 CST Intoxalock – Phone: 1-877-777-5020 Draeger – Phone: 1-800-332-6858 Guardian Interlock – Phone: 1-800-499-0994 Lifesafer – Phone: 1-800-987-8040 Sens-O-Lock of America, LLC – Phone: 1-800-219-9936 Smart Start – Phone: 1-781-871-7677"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "Operators subject to an Ignition Interlock license restriction must pay a $30 monthly program administration fee pursuant to the provisions of 801 CMR 4.02. This fee shall be collected by the IID Vendor on behalf of the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)"
  },
  "costNotes_700_1200": {
   "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section33",
   "quote": "The fee for reinstatement following revocation under subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of said section 24 shall be $700 and the fee for such reinstatement following a revocation under subparagraphs (3) and (31/2) of said paragraph (c) of said subdivision (1) of said section 24 shall be $1,200."
  },
  "costNotes_indigency": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "Effective July 1, 2021, drivers who are required to have an IID installed as a condition of reinstatement may apply for waiver of certain costs relative to the Interlock Program. Approved drivers may receive a qualifying interlock device, installation, removal, monitoring, and service at no cost."
  },
  "faq_hardship_duration": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/ignition-interlock-device-program",
   "quote": "If the IID is issued on a conditional hardship license, the IID is required for the length of that OUI license suspension or revocation period plus two years after reinstatement of full operating privileges"
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/reinstate-your-drivers-license",
   "quote": "To reinstate your license, you will need to: Check your license status, and see what requirements are necessary for your specific case Pay the reinstatement fee, which varies based on violation You may be required to pass one or more of the following tests"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/interlock-road-to-reinstatement/download",
   "quote": "Please note that once you have active driving privileges after paying your reinstatement fees, you can apply to get the insurance needed to register your vehicle."
  },
  "sr22Note_hardship": {
   "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/multiple-offense-oui-hardship-license-criteria/download",
   "quote": "NOTE: Reinstatement is only allowed once the proof of installation of the IID and affidavits have been returned to an RMV Hearings Officer. A learner's permit exam and road test may be required if you have been suspended or otherwise inactive for more than two years."
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "CST Intoxalock",
  "Draeger",
  "Guardian Interlock",
  "Lifesafer",
  "Sens-O-Lock of America, LLC",
  "Smart Start"
 ],
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 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/massachusetts/"
}