Attorney Anthony J. Luzzo

Can Police Officer Demand Identification From Passengers in Motor Vehicle Traffic Violation?

A police officer in Massachusetts can demand identification from passengers in a car that has been pulled over for a traffic violation. According to Massachusetts law, a police officer may request identification from anyone in the vehicle if they have reasonable suspicion to believe that person is involved in criminal activity. The driver of the vehicle is required to provide their name, address, and license to the officer upon request, but passengers are not required

COVID and Traffic Stops: What to know; what’s the difference?

Routine Traffic Stops? No Such Thing Most of us who drive will at some point be pulled over by police for a traffic stop. It is so common that many people know what to do from a young age, perhaps listening to a pulled-over parent walk through the steps from the backseat or in a more formal lecture from mom or dad, auntie or grandpa. In driver’s ed, traffic stops are a covered topic, maybe

Massachusetts RMV Scandal and License Suspension

Imagine this: one day you open your mail to discover your license has been suspended for a violation that occurred months, maybe even years, ago. How did this happen? And what can you do? A scandal has engulfed the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles this summer, one which promises not to end any time soon. While the scandal suggests a long-term investigation to turn over every rock, hundreds and hundreds of Massachusetts drivers have already

Massachusetts’s New Drugged Driving Laws

Massachusetts has recently become the eighteenth state to have voted in favor of the legalization of medicinal marijuana. By 2016, the legalization of recreational marijuana is predicted to be voted into law as well. A Suffolk University/Boston Herald poll released in February 2014 found that 53 percent of likely Massachusetts voters “favor … the legalization of marijuana.” The applications processes for dispensaries have already started, and are projected to be open by the summer of