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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 22D (2026)

Suspension of license for automobile law violation; reinstatement

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Section 22D. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-two, if the registrar has suspended or revoked any license issued under this chapter solely or in part because of an automobile law violation, as defined in section one of chapter ninety C, he shall forthwith reinstate such license if the holder thereof is later found not guilty of such automobile law violation by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the registrar shall not suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter solely or in part because of an automobile law violation, as so defined, of which the holder of such license has been found not guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1969–2009 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Bauer, 918 N.E.2d 60 (Mass. 2009).
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Commonwealth v. Bauer, 918 N.E.2d 60 (Mass. 2009). “Finally, there is no merit to Bauer’s argument that his license must be reinstated pursuant to G. L. c. 90, § 22D. That section provides that a license suspended “solely or in part because of an automobile law violation, as defined in [G.”
Poitras v. Bd. of Appeal On Motor Veh. Liab. Policies & Bonds, 254 N.E.2d 412 (Mass. 1969). “On December 4, 1968, a final decree was made by a judge of the Superior Court which recited that the case was heard on the original papers and, citing G. L. c. 90, § 22D, ordered that “the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall forthwith restore and reinstate the operator’s license…”
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