BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has announced that all RMV services, with the exception of law enforcement, will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Thursday until 8 a.m. Monday, March 26, due to the RMV changing over a new computer system.
This includes the state inspection of motor vehicles.
The registry’s online services will be unavailable and RMV service locations will be closed during this time period.
According to a press release from the state Department of Transportation, the changeover will allow the RMV to comply with federal and state mandates. And “the registry’s new computer system will enable the commonwealth to issue federally mandated REAL ID credentials to members of the public who will need a REAL ID credential. REAL ID is a Federal Security Standard for IDs that was created in 2005 as a result of the increased federal security measures after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.”
Between March 22 and March 26, the following services will be unavailable:
Beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, motor vehicle inspections will be unavailable at station locations in Massachusetts until the start of business on Monday, March 26, at 8 a.m.
Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday until 8 a.m. Monday, March 26, Registry online services will be unavailable.
Registry service locations will be closed on Friday, and will reopen on Monday, March 26.
AAA branch locations which offer Registry services to AAA members will be unable to do so beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday and until 8 a.m., March 26.
Law enforcement officers will continue to have access to RMV data at all times from Thursday to Monday March 26, through the use of a backup data file.
For more information regarding RMV service suspension, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/alert-no-rmv-services.