Frequently Asked Questions

Please see the requirements here Firearms Application Process

You may call or email Officer Michael Reardon with questions.

For an LTC, the minimum age requirement is 21 years of age. For an FID, the minimum age requirement is 15 years of age, and must be accompanied by a written letter of approval by a parent up until the age of 18. All applicants must pass a criminal record check and have no felony convictions. There are also other restrictions that can be discussed at the time that you meet with the Firearms Licensing Officer.

You must contact the Massachusetts State Police for more information if you are not moving to the Town of North Andover.

You must apply for a Massachusetts firearms license as soon as possible at the North Andover Police Department. See item #12 for more details. Applications and criteria are available at the police station.

The transporting of a firearm is controlled by the Volker-McClure Act of 1986, United States Code Annotated - Title 18 Criminal Procedure Part I - Crimes - Chapter 44 - Firearms, 18 USCA Section 926A - Interstate Transportation of Firearms

"Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political Subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during transportation, the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, that in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver's compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console."

For an application and more information about obtaining a firearms license in North Andover please visit our Resource Center.

A hearing will be held before a magistrate of the court. The magistrate will listen to testimony from the police officer who issued the citation and your testimony. The magistrate will then render a finding of "responsible," a guilty finding or "not responsible," a not guilty finding.

No. All patrol Officers, however, have a responsibility to enforce traffic laws to ensure the smooth flow of vehicular traffic and the safety of pedestrians that use the Town's roadways.

There is no fine associated with a warning, however, should you receive three separate warnings within one year, the Registry of Motor Vehicles has the option of suspending your driver's license.

No. There is no procedure to contest a citation warning.

When there is over $1,000 in total accident damages and/or personal injury.

You will need all the information from their operator's driver's license and vehicle registration. For more information, visit our Auto Accident Center.

Call the police immediately, and if possible, do not move the vehicle.

Please follow the following steps:

1. Send one copy of your Commonwealth of Massachusetts Operator's Report of Motor Vehicle Accident Form, to the police department in the city or town where the accident occurred.
2. Send the original to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
3. Your insurance company may also want a copy.
4. Be sure that you keep a copy for your own records.

You have five business days to file your accident report.

You can pay a parking ticket at the North Andover Town Hall, 120 Main Street at the Tax Collector's window or mail your payment.

To contest your parking ticket you must submit your appeal in writing to be received within 21 days of the ticket. Appeals received later than 21 days after the original ticket date will be denied.
Appeals may be sent by mail to: 

Parking Clerk
North Andover Town Hall
120 Main Street
North Andover MA 01845

Or, email to Nicole Civitarese.

The following will occur:

1. Penalties will be added to the initial fine.
2. The Registry of Motor Vehicles will not allow you to renew your driver's license.
3. The Registry of Motor Vehicles will not allow you to renew your vehicle registration.

See the current Winter Parking Ban.

In order to ensure that the Public Works Department is able to clear the streets during a snowstorm.

Yes. If there is no snowstorm, the ban does not have to be observed on Christmas Eve, December 24th, and New Year's Eve December 31st.