Massachusetts § 34 - Conviction for violations; surrender of license, permit or certificate
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§ 34. Conviction for violations; surrender of license, permit or certificate
Section 34. A license, permit or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter, except a license issued under clause (3), (4) or (6) of the seventh paragraph of section 23, and held by a person found guilty of, convicted of, assessed in any manner after a plea of nolo contendere or penalized for a violation of an order issued pursuant to clause (15) of section 4 or for a violation of section 5, 10, 11 to 13, inclusive, 16, 32, 33, 54, 57, 58, 61 to 65, inclusive, 66 to 68, inclusive, 70, 72, 73, 75, 80 or 85, or a rule or regulation made pursuant thereto, shall be void and shall be immediately surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter. No such person or person acting on such person's behalf shall make application for or be issued a license, permit or certificate that was voided due to:
(i) a violation of an order issued pursuant to said clause (15) of said section 4 or said section 12, 13, 16, 33, 54, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72 or 80, for 1 year from the date that person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation;
(ii) a first violation of said section 5, 10, 11, 32, 62, 65, 68, 73, 75 or 85, for not less than 1 year but not more than 3 years from the date on which the person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation;
(iii) a second violation of said section 5, 11, 32, 62, 65, 68, 73, 75 or 85, for not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years from the date on which the person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation;
(iv) a second violation of said section 10, for not less than 3 years but not more than 5 years from the date on which the person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation;
(v) a third or subsequent violation of said section 5, 11, 32, 62, 65, 68, 73, 75 or 85, for not less than 10 years from the date on which the person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation; or
(vi) a third or subsequent violation of said section 10, for not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years from the date on which the person was found guilty of or penalized for the violation.
A license, permit or certificate issued in violation of this section shall be void and shall be immediately surrendered to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter.
No fee received for a license, permit or certificate that has become void for a violation of this section shall be refunded to the holder thereof.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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