[SaveUncleSam]

Today, I received a letter from the Massachusetts DOT saying that my license will be suspended in 30 days if I do not pay the citation plus $55 in "fees". I sent the citation back R4C, certified mail to the Chief of Police (since the officer number and name were unintelligable). I mailed it 12 hours past the 72 hour window (I received thr citation at 1am, does this make a difference?) Anyway, it seems the PD must have thrown it away or not done anything with it. The letter starts off with "You are hereby notified...". It also uses "license/right to operate". Which is it? What to do now?

I am including the text of the letter since the upload function is currently having problems:

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION
REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES

01/08/07

LEGAL LAST, LEGAL FIRST LEGAL MIDDLE INITIAL
XX SOME STREET
CITY, MA 00000

DOB: 00/00/00

LICENSE NUMBER : XXXXXXXXX

You are hereby notified effective 02/07/07, your license/right to operate a motor vehicle will be suspended, by automatic application of law, because you have defaulted on the assessment and fines noted below:

Assessment - 100.00 Offense Date 12/03/06 Default Date 01/07/07 Offense - FAILURE TO STOP / TOWN

Late Fee 45.00 Release Fee 10.00 Total, Please pay this amount 155.00

In order to avoid this pending suspension you must mail your check/money order for the assessment above, with a copy of this notice, to the following address: RMV Citations-Payments, P.O. Box 55890, Boston, MA 02205-5890 or appear at a full service Registry of Motor Vehicles office nearest to you before the effective date of the suspension noted above.
If you fail to comply with these instructions before the effective date of the suspension, your license or right to operate all motor vehicles within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be suspended and your right to renew your registration will be denied on that date without further notice.
When your license or right to operate has been suspended, you must immediately cease to operate all motor vehicles until your license or right to operate has been reinstated. During this time, you may not apply for a license or a learner's permit. If you are a non-resident, you must cease to operate all motor vehicles within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Note: If your license/right to operate becomes suspended as a result of failing to comply with this notice, at the time of your reinstatement you will be required to pay an additional $100.00 reinstatement fee. Make check payable to RMV.
Anne L. Collins, Registrar