This summary covers the judicial penalties for the criminal offense of OUI. Many other non-judicial Massachusetts OUI penalties will inevitably follow an admission to sufficient facts plea, guilty plea, or conviction. These can include increased insurance cost (or cancellation of coverage), inability to rent cars, job barriers, possible loss of profession credentials or certifications, etc. These non-judicial or economic penalties are not addressed in this Summary.

An Massachusetts OUI conviction plea of 'guilty" or admission to sufficient facts will be a permanent part of your driving record. It does not "come off" your record after 5 years…it never comes off your record. Moreover, a conviction, guilty plea or admission to sufficient facts plea is reported to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, which in turn, reports it to the National Driver's License Registry. These computer records are accessible to driver's licensing agencies nationwide.

Any non-resident driver's home state driver's license agency (RMV, DMV, DPS, etc.) will in all likelihood receive a notice from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles if any license suspension or case disposition (conviction or admission to sufficient facts) occurs in Massachusetts and the non-resident license is involved. In almost all cases an admission to sufficient facts plea, guilty plea or guilty verdict in a criminal case for OUI in the state of Massachusetts will cause a suspension to occur in the non-resident's home state. A "not guilty" or other non-OUI disposition of the case will prevent such consequences.

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