Massachusetts will suspend your right to drive in the Commonwealth and report the conviction to your home state through the Driver License Compact, which includes Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, and 40 other states. Your home state then applies its own penalties as if the offense happened there. Rhode Island drivers with a Massachusetts OUI face RI's DUI suspension rules on top of the Massachusetts suspension. You do not have to be a Massachusetts resident to fight the case - we handle many out-of-state clients who got pulled over returning from Gillette Stadium, a Boston night out, or a Cape weekend. See our Rhode Island DUI page if your home state is Rhode Island. A Massachusetts DUI lawyer coordinates with your home state DMV to minimize double penalties.