Answers to Your Questions about Reassigning PAN Plates
Answers to Your Questions about Reassigning PAN Plates After last week’s MassAgent story about the Registry now allowing red PAN plates to be transferred from one person to another, MAIA’s received questions from member agents asking about fees, who could transfer to whom, and more. MAIA Member Relations Advocate Kathy Cormier followed up with the…
RMV Revives License ID Cancellation Request Form
RMV Revives License/ID Cancellation Request Form The RMV’s former License Cancellation Request Form, which was retired for ATLAS Release 1, has been revived and is now called License/ID Cancellation Request Form (LIC116). Customers can use this form to cancel their MA license or ID after they move to another jurisdiction and obtain a license…
Revised Application for Disabled Parking Placard Plate
Revised Application for Disabled Parking Placard/Plate The RMV has removed information about walk-in service from the Application for Disabled Parking Placard/Plate (Form MAB100). Walk-in service was discontinued at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new version of the form, dated “0121” at the bottom, is available online at: https://www.mass.gov/doc/application-for-disabled-parking/download. PLEASE NOTE: While accurate…
Revised Registration Drop Off Center Forms
Revised Registration Drop Off Center Forms The MA RMV has revised the Registration Drop Off Center forms for Individual Customers (REG123) and for Commercial Customers (REG127), as well as the Post Drop Off Information Sheet (REG126). All of these forms have a revision date of 0221 in the bottom right corner. The revised versions have…
Revised Registration-Related Forms
Revised Registration-Related Forms The RMV has revised six forms to indicate that a complete Registration and Title Application (RTA), including an insurance company stamp, must be submitted as part of the transaction. The revised forms are applications for special plates and vanity plates. Full titles and numbers of the revised forms are listed below: Application for an…
RMV Check Policy and Bulk Transactions
RMV Check Policy and Bulk Transactions Effective July 1, 2021, RMV employees will be prohibited from completing, altering, or filling out a check for any customer. This policy applies to all RMV locations that accept checks. The RMV has created a memo detailing the policy for runners and dealerships that will be inserted into bundles…
REAL ID Enforcement Date Extended to May 2023
REAL ID Enforcement Date Extended to May 2023 Because of COVID-19, the Dept. of Homeland Security has extended the REAL ID full enforcement date from October 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023. As of May 3, 2023, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card, or…
Two RMV Reminders: Revocation Timeframe and Out-of-State Insurance
Two RMV Reminders: Revocation Timeframe and Out-of-State Insurance Seeing an increase in service calls, the RMV has asked us to remind agents of their policies on registration revocation and out-of-state insurance: 1) To avoid an insurance revocation action, customers must have proof of coverage with a policy effective date that PRECEDES the scheduled revocation date;…
RMV Tells Customers to Beware of REAL ID Text Scams
RMV Tells Customers to Beware of REAL ID Text Scams The MA RMV wants to remind customers that they never request personal information via text message. There has been a REAL ID text scam going around in several states, where customers receive unsolicited text messages about REAL IDs and updating their licenses. The messages come…
North Adams RMV Reservations Beginning February 16th
North Adams RMV Reservations Beginning February 16th The RMV Service Center in North Adams is currently open as a Registration Drop Off Center. Beginning Tuesday, February 16, it will also open for Class D and M License, Permit, and ID transactions for customers with reservations. Reservations are already available for scheduling. The hours will…
RMV’s Expired Inspection Sticker Reminder Campaign
RMV’s Expired Inspection Sticker Reminder Campaign The MA RMV has begun an email campaign to remind customers with an expired inspection sticker that it’s time to get their annual safety and emissions inspection. They will email all customers with active registrations, an expired sticker, and an email address on file in ATLAS. While driving without…
REAL ID Documentation Revised to Reflect New Enforcement Date
REAL ID Documentation Revised to Reflect New Enforcement Date The MA RMV has revised the REAL ID documentation and Mass.Gov/RMV website to reflect the new full enforcement date of May 3, 2023. The following REAL ID documents have been updated and are available online: Identification Documents Checklist (LIC115); Driver’s Manual; and REAL ID vs. Standard…
RMV COVID-19 Policies Being Rescinded on 5/29
RMV COVID-19 Policies Being Rescinded on 5/29 Governor Baker’s Executive Order establishing COVID-19 policies will be rescinded on May 29th. As a result, the following RMV policies will be changed: 1) The grace period for registration transfers after vehicle purchase will revert back to 7 days; 2) The in-car observation hours for junior operators will revert…
Senior Hours Extended Through March
Senior Hours Extended Through March Dedicated Wednesday appointment hours for customers 75 years of age or older have been extended through March. These appointments will be available to all customers 75 years of age or older. Beginning in February, senior hours will also be expanded to include ALL available service center transactions. They are…
Learner’s Permit Practice Exams Available on RMV Website
Learner’s Permit Practice Exams Available on RMV Website Class D Learner’s Permit exams are now available on mass.gov/RMV in the Exams section when a customer logs in to MyRMV. Users have 25 minutes to answer 25 random questions. This will help them know the type of questions to expect on the real exam, and…
Insuring RV’ers, Riders, Boaters and Their Toys
Insuring RV’ers, Riders, Boaters and Their Toys Massachusetts is on the rebound and ready for a great summer. And what’s more fun than hitting the roads and waterways in a motorized vessel? Sales of RVs, campers, trailers, boats, motorcycles, and e-bikes are at an all-time high, and their owners need insurance! Happily, MAIA members have…
You Need an E&O Policy Developed by Agents for Agents
You Need an E&O Policy Developed by Agents for Agents MAIA’s Number One Insurance Agency works with E&O carriers whose programs are developed and updated by and for agents, and we’re the state’s top seller of Agents’ E&O! When you purchase your E&O through Number One, you are also helping your Association, because Number One’s…