COVID-19 and Affected Government Services

COVID-19 and Affected Government Services

Registry of Motor Vehicles – In Massachusetts only 7 RMV centers are open until further notice and have transitioned to an appointment only reservation system for necessary, in-person transactions, including Commercial Driving Licenses or Permits, some new registrations, out of state conversions and new Massachusetts IDs.

The following centers are open:  Brockton, Fall River, Lawrence, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Springfield, Worcester, Milford (Commercial Driver’s License and Permits Only), and Wilmington (Commercial Driver’s License and Permits Only).

Appointment reservations can be made at www.Mass.Gov/RMV

 

Taxes – Personal Income Tax deadline extended
Personal income tax returns and payments due April 15, 2020 will now be due July 15, 2020. The July 15, 2020 due date applies to personal income tax, fiduciary income tax and trust income tax, and income tax due with a partnership composite return with an April 15, 2020 due date (personal income taxpayers). It also applies to an April 2020 tax installment owed by a personal income taxpayer with respect to deemed repatriated income. Taxpayers who have filed their 2019 returns, but have not yet made the associated payments, have until July 15, 2020 to make the payments.

 

State Parks – Massachusetts Governor is urging the public to stay home as much as possible and avoid person-to-person contact. If, however, individuals and their families need to get outside for healthy, outdoor recreational activities, MA state parks remain open. Visitors should follow these guidelines:

  • Minimize outdoor recreational time to limit potential exposure to COVID-19;
  • Stay within solitary or small groups, and avoid gatherings of ten or more people;
  • Practice social distancing of at least six feet between individuals;
  • Administer healthy personal hygiene, such as handwashing for at least 20 seconds;
  • Participate in only non-contact recreational activities;
  • Leave a park or area should large gatherings begin to build; and,
  • Stay home if ill, over 70, and/or part of a vulnerable population.

 

Courts – Courthouses are closed to the public except for remote handling of emergency matters. A Help Line has been established to answer general questions about civil and criminal cases. 1-833-91COURT.