The Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law requires that all out-of-state students, including those who do not bring cars to Massachusetts, sign an acknowledgment that they have been informed of the law.
The Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law requires out-of-state students bringing vehicles into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to file a nonresident driver statement with the local police department in the city in which their university is located:
“It is unlawful for a resident student to fail to file a nonresident driver statement with the police department located in the same city or town as the school or college attended, in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Failure to file such statement is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.”
To comply with the law, all out-of-state students, including those who do not bring cars to Massachusetts, are required to read the Motor Vehicle Law statement when the task has been assigned in MyBU Student, and click “I acknowledge.” Students may visit the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles website for more information on the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law.
Boston University, in turn, is required by the Commonwealth to keep a record and provide proof to the state that students have been apprised of the law. Eligible students must formally acknowledge they have been notified of the law; students who fail to do so will not be in compliance and will be unable to register for upcoming semesters. Students will be assigned a task to read and acknowledge the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law. An email will be sent to students when the task is available for completion.