6-Year SoL on Parking Citations / RMV Mark
Although MGL c.260 §1 sets a 20-year SoL on judgments and §2 sets 6 years for contract actions, Massachusetts parking citations are non-criminal civil actions and unenforced citations effectively age out. RMV registration non-renewal markers under MGL c.90 §20A½ ¶7 lapse if the underlying citation cannot be properly proved up. A citation more than 6 years old with no judgment of record can often be cleared by demand to the issuing municipality.
Legal basis
MGL c.260 §2 (6-year contract SoL); MGL c.90 §20A½; due process limitations on stale claims
Sample appeal wording
Office of the Parking Clerk, [CITY] Re: Citation #[TICKET] dated [DATE >6 years ago] The above citation is more than 6 years old. No judgment was ever entered. Under MGL c.260 §2 and principles barring stale claims, the citation is unenforceable. I request: 1. Closure of the citation 2. Removal of any RMV non-renewal marker associated 3. Written confirmation Further delay implicates due process under Article XII Mass. Const. and the federal Fourteenth Amendment. [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- MGL c.260 §§1, 2
- MGL c.90 §20A½