Registry of Motor Vehicles Warns Non-resident Students Owning Cars to Secure Permit to Drive Them in Cambridge

In accordance with the new non-resident motor law that went into effect this summer, non-residents students will not be obliged to register their automobiles in Massachusetts, but, as announced by the Registry of Motor Vehicles yesterday in a letter to the CRIMSON, they are warned that 30 days after their arrival in Cambridge, they must submit evidence of the fact that they are holders of a liability insurance policy, and must secure a permit to operate their cars for the rest of the winter.

The two other provisions in the reciprocity offered by the new law are:

Non-residents lose all non-resident privileges if they are convicted of violating any portion of the motor vehicle law, or the local vehicle regulations.

Non-residents are not entitled to any privileges which their state or country would not grant to residents of Massachusetts.

Permits to operate an out-of-state car that is properly insured may be obtained at any office of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. To be properly insured a student must hold a policy of liability insurance, providing indemnity for protection to the operator of his car against the loss of the liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries.

All non-residents will be required to fill out an application blank and answer the following questions: Name and legal address, description of the vehicle, registration number, and the name of the insurance company.

Students who are licensed in the same state that their car is registered, do not need to obtain a Massachusetts drivers' license, and a further provision in the law allows persons from the states listed below to drive Massachusetts registered cars on their foreign licenses.

The states and countries to which this reciprocity applies are Arizona, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawall, Manitoba, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Porto Rico, Vermont.