Section 8. No license shall be suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon by the commissioner or such of his assistants as he may designate. The commissioner shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by registered mail addressed to the principal place of business in this commonwealth of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the commissioner and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail instalment contract acquired previously thereto by the licensee. Within thirty days after such suspension or revocation the person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, sitting in equity. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the facts as so determined review said suspension or revocation and, as justice and equity may require, affirm the same or order that the commissioner rescind it.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 255b - Retail Instalment Sales of Motor Vehicles
Section 2 - Licenses; Application; Fees; Assignment or Transfer; Multi-State Licensing System
Section 4 - Summoning of Licensees; Failure to Appear; Effect
Section 5 - Refusal to Issue License; Notice; Appeal; Hearing
Section 6 - Violations of This Chapter; Investigations by Commissioner
Section 7 - Revocation or Suspension of License; Grounds
Section 8 - Revocation or Suspension of License; Procedure
Section 9 - Contracts; Form and Contents
Section 11 - Delinquency and Collection Charge; Amount
Section 12 - Signing of Contract; Effect of Blank Spaces; Exceptions; Buyer's Written Acknowledgment
Section 14 - Finance Charges; Rate; Computation
Section 15 - Full Payment by Buyer; Duty of Holder of Retail Instalment Contract
Section 16 - Payment in Full Before Maturity; Refund Credit
Section 17 - Deferment or Renewal of Payment Dates; Refinancing; Computation of Rates; Rebates
Section 18 - Sale or Assignment of Contracts
Section 19 - Statement of Payments; Forwarding to Buyer; Receipts for Payments
Section 19a - Holder of Retail Installment Contract Subject to Buyer's Defenses Against Seller
Section 20 - Non-Enforceability of Certain Provision of Contract
Section 20a - Default; Enforcement; Notice; Accelerated Payment; Curing of Default
Section 20c - Repossession of Motor Vehicle; Notice to Police
Section 22 - Violation of Secs. 9 to 14 or Secs. 18 to 20; Effect
Section 23 - Waiver of Provisions of This Chapter; Effect