DiGregorio v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Because the plaintiff, William B. DiGregorio, had been convicted, for a third time, of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating Equor (OUI), the Registrar of Motor Vehicles (registrar) was prohibited by statute from restoring his driving privfleges until a designated date. See G. L. c. 90, § 24(1)(£>), (l)(c)(3). The main issue on appeal has to do with how long this automatic statutory prohibition lasts. The plaintiff argues that he can seek restoration of his driving privileges upon the eight-year anniversary of his third conviction. The defendants maintain that the…