Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90 Section 23 makes it a crime to operate a motor vehicle after your license has been suspended or revoked. To be convicted of this crime the prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) your operated a motor vehicle, 2) that at the time of operation your license or right to drive in Massachusetts had been suspended or revoked and 3) that you had knowledge that at the time of operation your license or right to operate in this state had been suspended or revoked. If you are convicted of this crime you face a $500 fine and up to 10 days in jail for a first offense. Second and subsequent offenses are punishable by 60 days to 1 year in jail.

License Suspensions for OUI – Drunk Driving

If you were previously convicted for drunk driving and your license was suspended as a result of that conviction any operation of a motor vehicle will be taken quite seriously. Massachusetts laws state that operating on a suspended or revoked license for OUI is a crime punishable by a minimum mandatory 60 days in jail.