MassRMV Announces 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery

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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing applications for the 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery will be available online at myRMV Online Service Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024.

To be eligible, applicants must apply for this year's lottery by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024. Winners will be notified by mail if selected for a low number plate.  

This year, there are 298 plates available through the low plate lottery. Some of the available low plates include 34, 255, 1912, 2X, 33V, B8, and Z88. 

Applicants should note that there is no fee to apply for the lottery. However, should the applicant be selected as a winner, there is a special plate fee that will be required, as well as a standard registration fee.  

Customers are encouraged to visit the RMV's website or follow @MassRMV on X (formerly Twitter) for details about the lottery plate drawing to be announced later this summer, including the date, time, livestream link, and location of the event.  

In addition, lottery plate applicants will be sent a notification from the RMV to the email address they provided with lottery event details.  

The lottery results will be posted after the drawing on the RMV website.  

Lottery Rules and Eligibility Requirements 

  • Only one entry per applicant will be accepted, regardless of the number of active registrations the applicant has on file with the RMV.  
  • An applicant must be a Massachusetts resident with a currently active, registered, and insured passenger vehicle.  
  • Companies/corporations may not apply.  
  • MassDOT (Registry of Motor Vehicles, Highway, Mass Transit, and Aeronautics) employees, including contract employees, and their immediate family members are not eligible. (“Immediate family member” refers to one's parents, spouse, children, and brothers & sisters.) Individuals involved in the management of MassDOT divisions are also ineligible. 
  • Requests for specific plate numbers will not be honored. Eligible applicants will be considered for all plates listed. Plates will be awarded in the order in which they are listed on Mass.Gov/RMV.  
  • An applicant's registration and license cannot be in a non-renewal, suspended, or revoked status at the time of entry, the time of the drawing, or the time of the plate swap. As such, an applicant must not have any outstanding excise taxes, parking tickets, child support, warrants, or unpaid E-Z Pass/Pay by Plate violations.  
  • Online entries will be accepted beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024, and must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024. 
  • Lottery results will be available on the RMV website: Mass.Gov/RMV. By law, lottery winners must be announced by Sunday, September 15, 2024. 
  • All winners will be notified by mail with instructions on how to transfer their current registration to their new lottery plate. Winners will have until Tuesday, December 31, 2024, to swap their plates. 
  • Unclaimed plates will be forfeited and awarded to the 25 alternate winners after Tuesday, December 31, 2024. 
  • Plates will be registered to the winning applicant only.  
  • All plates remain the property of the RMV even after registration.  
  • All information received, including names of all applicants and the list of winners, is subject to release in accordance with the Massachusetts Public Records law. 

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Hinsdale OKs Police Department Audit After Fatal Shooting

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

HINSDALE, Mass. — The town has approved $25,000 for an administrative review of the police department, more than two months after police fatally shot 27-year-old Biagio Kauvil during a mental health crisis. 

Town Administrator Robert Graves said the shooting on Jan. 7 is not the only focus of the audit, and it will be several months before the Select Board receives a final report. 

During a special town meeting on March 11, an article appropriating $25,000 from free cash for an independent consultant to conduct a professional evaluation and audit of the Town's Police Department was approved. The audit includes a review of the department's policies, protocols, operations, and procedures, and concludes with a written report. 

"The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the shooting, and we await their conclusions.  As we look to move forward, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, our insurance company (MIIA/Cabot Risk), and our legal counsel have recommended that the town hire an independent law enforcement consultant or firm to conduct a comprehensive administrative review of our police operation," Graves wrote in an email to iBerkshires on Friday. 

"This event is not their focus; they will assess the overall operation. We want a written assessment of our police operation's strengths and weaknesses to help Hinsdale make future changes and improvements." 

He said after completing the procurement process and signing a contract with a reputable consultant or business, it will most likely be several months before the Select Board receives the final report. 

"Still, it will help the town and police department move forward," Graves wrote. 

Last weekend, family and friends of Kauvil stood in Park Square asking for justice. A flier for the standout reads "Biagio was killed by police while experiencing a mental health crisis. Now, over seven weeks later, authorities have not yet provided any updates.

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