Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (as a standalone agency)

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motor vehicle registration authority state government agency

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles was the former standalone state agency responsible for driver licensing, vehicle registration, and related motor vehicle services in Massachusetts before being incorporated into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Aliases (5)

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles ×49
Mass. RMV ×1
MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles Division ×1
Massachusetts RMV ×1
Registry of Motor Vehicles operations in Massachusetts ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motor vehicle registration authority → state government agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
country	United States →
dissolvedOrAbolished	as a standalone agency →
employs	state civil service employees →
hasPredecessor	earlier Massachusetts motor vehicle regulatory bodies →
hasResponsibility	collection of certain transportation-related fees → commercial driver licensing (CDL) → driver licensing → enforcement of motor vehicle laws and regulations (administrative) → issuance of learner’s permits → issuance of license plates → issuance of state identification cards → maintenance of driving records → road test administration → suspension and revocation of driver’s licenses → vehicle registration → vehicle title administration →
hasSuccessor	Massachusetts Department of Transportation Registry of Motor Vehicles Division →
hasWebsite	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-registry-of-motor-vehicles →
headquartersLocation	Boston, Massachusetts →
incorporatedInto	Massachusetts Department of Transportation →
incorporationDate	2009 →
incorporationEvent	creation of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation →
industry	public administration → transportation administration →
jurisdiction	Massachusetts motor vehicle code →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	state administrative agency →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Massachusetts →
operates	RMV service centers → online motor vehicle service portal →
parentOrganization	Massachusetts Department of Transportation → Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation →
partOf	Massachusetts state government →
regulates	driver qualification standards → motor vehicle operation standards → vehicle registration compliance →
reportsTo	Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation →
sector	public sector →
serviceArea	driver services → road safety administration → vehicle services →
shortName	Mass. RMV → Massachusetts RMV →
state	Massachusetts →
supervisedBy	Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Massachusetts Department of Transportation ("MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles Division") → Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation ("Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles") →	oversees
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles ("Massachusetts RMV") → Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles ("Mass. RMV") →	shortName
Massachusetts Department of Transportation →	replaced
Massachusetts Department of Transportation ("Registry of Motor Vehicles operations in Massachusetts") →	responsibleFor