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By v. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided August 27, 2008No. 083103Published

1Opinion of the Court

Connolly, Thomas E., J.

The defendant, Andre M. By’s driving history in Massachusetts includes at least two convictions, or their equivalent for operating under the influence of alcohol. One was in Somerville in 1987 and another was in Winchester in 2004.

The Legislature created ch. 90, §24 1 /2 which established the requirement of an ignition interlock device (“IID”) to be installed in any motor vehicle owned or operated by a person convicted twice of operating under the influence of alcohol. The device (IID) measures the percentage, by weight, of alcohol in a person’s blood, as measured by a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  2. Commonwealth v. Mass. CrincMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Canavan's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  4. Massachusetts Ass'n of Minority Law Enforcement Officers v. AbbanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  5. Chiu Chung Chan v. Su Ru ChenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007

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