Commonwealth v. Crosscup

After the defendant Crosscup (appellant here) had been convicted óf speeding in Newburyport, for which he paid a fine, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles started proceedings to suspend his license temporarily on the ground that the registrar has “reason to believe that [the defendant] did improperly operate a motor vehicle.” The registrar followed the procedures for suspension set out in G. L. c. 90, §§ 22(h), (d): he sent a notice of intention to suspend to the defendant at his correct address, and, following the defendant’s failure to request a hearing, he sent, also to the correct address, a…