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Dozens Of Converted Arizona Driver’s Licenses Suspended In Mass.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts authorities have suspended the driver’s licenses of more than 100 people who converted licenses earned in Arizona to Massachusetts licenses, and are investigating hundreds more.

Rachel Kaprielian, head of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles, says those people who got their licenses in Arizona, largely legal refugees, are breaking the law.

To get a license in Massachusetts, eligible applicants must first pass a written learner’s permit test and then a road test.

Immigrants can take the test in up to 26 foreign languages.

Officials tell The Boston Globe says refugees are taking advantage of the more lenient Arizona requirements, in which the test can be bypassed if the applicant gets a certificate from a state-approved private driving school, often from someone who speaks their language.

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Mass. suspends Ariz. driver's licenses

Associated Press | Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:11 am | Comments

Massachusetts authorities have suspended the driver's licenses of more than 100 people who converted licenses earned in Arizona to Massachusetts licenses, and are investigating hundreds more.

Rachel Kaprielian (kuh-PREEL'-yun), head of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles, told The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/qlxiLU) that those people who got their licenses in Arizona, largely legal refugees, are breaking the law.

To get a license in Massachusetts, eligible applicants must first pass a written learner's permit test and then a road test. Immigrants can take the test in up to 26 foreign languages.

Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday that the registrar was doing "the right thing" by enforcing Massachusetts law, adding he was sorry for any inconvenience the crackdown has caused for individuals.

Officials says refugees are taking advantage of the more lenient Arizona requirements.

http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-reg ... z1YQFr6Wm1

Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday that the registrar was doing "the right thing" by enforcing Massachusetts law, adding he was sorry for any inconvenience the crackdown has caused for individuals.

Individuals = Illegal Aliens, at least most of those who will be effected.