Chapter 6-5 AIB General Notice G-1770 November 18, 2002 AIB General Notice No. G -1779 MASSACHUSETTS DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS The Division of Insurance has approved the use of the following language as the statement of reason on the “Legal Notice of Non-renewal of Your Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Policy” when an insurer non-renews a policy because the policyholder does not possess a Massachusetts driver’s license in accordance with requirements of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles: Our records do not indicate that you or the principal operator listed on your Massachusetts automobile insurance policy have a valid driver’s license. We will reinstate your policy if you provide satisfactory evidence that you or the principal operator have obtained a Massachusetts driver’s license or have a valid driver’s license that grants the right to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts. For information about the Massachusetts requirements for driver’s licenses, please consult the Registry of Motor Vehicles’ website at www.mass.gov/rmv. In addition, the “Application for Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Insurance” and “Massachusetts Renewal Form”, effective January 1, 2003, will contain the following provision: Once you or the principal operator listed on this application become a resident of Massachusetts, you or the principal operator must obtain a Massachusetts driver’s license. A resident of another state may drive in Massachusetts with a currently valid license issued by the individual’s state of residence. A visitor from another country who is at least 18 years old and has a valid license issued by a country accepted by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles (in accordance with the 1949 Road Traffic Convention of the 1943 Inter-American Automotive Traffic Convention) may legally drive in Massachusetts for up to one year from the date of arrival in the United States. The failure by you or the principal operator to be properly licensed to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts 6:21http://www.mass.gov/rmv