Procedure for Processing and Requirements for Application for a License and License Renewal
Effective Sep 12, 2025Mass. Register #1556St. 2023, c. 56 MGL c. 6C, § 79.Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- (1) All license applications under these regulations shall be submitted through the ePlace Portal or any other system MassDOT may designate for the submission of aggregate licensing applications.
- (2) Upon receipt of a completed application issued by MassDOT, all other required documents and the required fee for a license, the Director shall consider whether the applicant complied with all the requirements set forth in 700 CMR 19.00. The Director may request additional information as determined necessary in the review of the application and make a determination. In the event that the Director requests additional information, the applicant shall submit all such information within 30 days of such request.
- (3) Within a reasonable time after a completed application is filed, the Director or their designee, in consultation with the State Geologist, shall review each license application submitted. The Director shall make a determination in writing on whether to grant or deny the license and any applicable conditions of operation. If the determination is to deny the application for a license, the Director or their designee shall issue a concise statement of the reason for denial.
- (4) Any person aggrieved by the determination of the Director or their designee to deny a license may initiate an adjudicatory proceeding in accordance with the requirements contained in 700 CMR 19.00.
- (5) Unless otherwise revoked, a license granted in accordance with the requirements in 700 CMR 19.09, shall be valid for up to one year from the date of approval. A license may be renewed after expiration.
- (6) MassDOT in consultation with the State Geologist may request additional testing or information during the review of a license application. Failure of the applicant to submit the results of the additional testing or any other requested information may result in denial of a license.
- (7) MassDOT may modify testing requirements and application criteria at its discretion.