Criminal offenses and suspensions — Massachusetts Permit Test
Criminal offenses and suspensions on the Massachusetts permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Motor vehicle homicide brings a suspension of 15 years to lifetime.
It is the longest suspension in the chart, and it is the only one that can end a driving life outright.
Motor vehicle homicide 15 years–Lifetime $500
Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license brings a suspension of 60 days to one year and a $500 reinstatement fee.
Driving while suspended extends the suspension. It is the offense that makes a short one long.
Operating a motor vehicle 60 days–One year $500 with a suspended or revoked license
Leaving the scene of a crash when a person is injured brings a suspension of one to two years.
Hurting somebody doubles what a dent alone would cost. The line the penalty turns on is whether anyone was left hurt.
Leaving the scene of a One–Two years $500 crash when a person is injured
Operating a motor vehicle without the owner's authority brings a suspension of one to three years.
Taking a car without asking is treated as larceny of it, and the suspension follows the theft rather than the driving.
Operating a motor vehicle One–Three years $500 without the owner’s authority
On the test
What suspension does motor vehicle homicide bring?
15 years to lifetime. It is the longest suspension in the chart, and it is the only one that can end a driving life outright. Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.66: “Motor vehicle homicide 15 years–Lifetime $500”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Massachusetts Driver's Manual, published by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MA.pdf (Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Revised April 2026, Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 from mass.gov)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MA.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 8, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its measured basis)