RMV Corrected on DUI Penalties

The Supreme Judicial Court unanimously stopped the Registry of Motor Vehicles from treating court matters which were dismissed as "Continued Without A Finding" as convictions for the purpose of penalizing drivers accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. The case was published yesterday as SOUZA vs. REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES & another, SJC-11123. The court stated that the legislature did not change the definition of conviction when it passed Melony's Law, and the RMV can not expand the law for the purpose of suspending licenses.