Vermont Code — 23
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- § 1. Administration and enforcement of title The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall
- § 2. Application to trailers, semi-trailers, and trailer coaches
- § 3. Application to common carriers Sections 4(34), 921, 1075, 1281, 1281a, 1282, and 1283 of this title shall not apply to a Type I school bus owned or operated by a common carrier. (Amended 1977, No. 102, § 1, eff
- § 4. Definitions
- § 5. Repealed. 2003, No. 61, § 4.
- § 6. Vehicle registration renewal by municipal clerks By written agreement, the Commissioner may authorize any municipal
- § 7. Enhanced driver’s license; maintenance of database information; fee
- § 8. Personal radio frequency identification chip number protection Personal radio frequency identification chip numbers
- § 101. Commissioner The Department of Motor Vehicles is created and established, and the head of the Department shall be a Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. (Amended 1989, No. 127 (Adj
- § 102. Duties of Commissioner
- § 103. Appointment of officials and inspectors With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may
- § 104. Public records
- § 105. Hearing before Commissioner
- § 106. Procedure upon hearings The Commissioner shall determine the rules and procedure under which such hearings shall be held
- § 107. Notice of hearings
- § 108. Application forms
- § 109. Lists of suspensions
- § 110. Bad checks received for fees
- § 111. Emergency extension of time The Commissioner, with the
- § 112. Motor vehicle law book The pamphlet of the motor vehicle laws of the State, issued by the Commissioner of
- § 113. Recall of defective vehicles; fee to manufacturers The Commissioner shall charge a fee, to be fixed by him or her at
- § 114. Fees
- § 115. Nondriver identification cards
- § 115a. Legislative intent; existing nondriver identification card holders It is the intent of the General Assembly that the provisions of subsection 115
- § 115b. Early renewal
- § 116. Issuance of mobile identification
- § 117. Record-keeping requirements; certificates of title
- § 201. Applications to be under oath All applications, all proofs that the
- § 202. Impersonating another in an application or aiding an applicant by false representation
- § 203. Counterfeiting, fraud, and misuse; penalty
- § 204. Surrender of license or registration
- § 205. Notification of change of name or address The owner of a registered motor vehicle, snowmobile, or motorboat; a person
- § 206. Surcharge A person convicted of violating a provision of this chapter shall be assessed a surcharge of $50.00, which shall be added to any fine or surcharge imposed by the court
- § 207. Refund of money erroneously paid Upon application of the Commissioner, the Commissioner of Finance and Management
- § 208. Reciprocal recognition of nonresident registrations, licenses, and permits; foreign visitors As
- § 301. Persons required to register
- § 301a. Repealed. 2015, No. 47, § 5.
- § 302. Period of registration
- § 303. Application required
- § 304. Registration certificates; number plates; vanity and other special plates
- § 304a. Special registration plates and placards for individuals with disabilities
- § 304b. Conservation motor vehicle registration plates
- § 304c. Motor vehicle registration plates: Building Bright Futures
- § 305. Registration periods
- § 305a. Repealed. 2015, No. 147 (Adj
- § 306. Title to number plates All number plates shall be the property of the State, and title shall not pass to a person registering a motor vehicle under the provisions of this title. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj
- § 307. Carrying of registration certificate; replacement and corrected certificates
- § 308. Suspension, revocation, and denial of registration; reinstatement fee
- § 309. Registering motor vehicle of which applicant is not the owner A person who registers or attempts to register a motor
- § 310. Loaning or permitting the use of number plates A person shall not loan or permit the use of the number plates assigned by the Commissioner to a motor vehicle owned by such person. (Amended 1971, No. 228 (Adj
- § 311. Permits for nonregisterable vehicles
- § 312. Temporary registration pending issuance of certificate of title
- § 313. Commercial vehicle operation; denial of registration The Commissioner
- § 314. Commercial motor vehicles; registration; suspension or revocation The
- § 321. Procedure upon transfer Upon the transfer of ownership of any registered motor vehicle, its registration shall expire
- § 322. Failure to return certificate upon sale of vehicle Except as provided in section 321 of this title, a person shall
- § 323. Transfer fees A person who transfers the ownership of a registered motor vehicle to another, upon the
- § 324. Use of old number plates When ownership of
- § 325. Refund of part of old registration fee If the registration fee of the motor vehicle sought to be registered is less
- § 326. Refund upon loss of vehicle
- § 327. Refund when plates not used Subject to the conditions set forth in subdivisions
- § 328. Repealed. 2015, No. 47, § 8.
- § 329. Refunds paid from motor vehicle fees The refunds mentioned in sections 325-327 of this title shall be paid from the fees turned into the State Treasury by the Department of Motor
- § 330. Transferring number plates
- § 361. Pleasure cars [Effective January 1, 2025; Effective until contingency met; see also 23 V.S.A. § 361 effective upon contingency being met, set out below]
- § 361. Pleasure cars [Effective January 1, 2025; Effective until contingency met; see also 23 V.S.A. § 361 effective upon contingency being met, set out below]
- § 362. Specialized fuel motor vehicles and motor buses
- § 363. Converted motor vehicle When a motor vehicle of
- § 364. Motorcycles The annual fee for registration of a motorcycle, with or without sidecar, shall be $56.00. (Amended 1981, No. 87, § 7; 1989, No. 51, § 17; 1989, No. 268 (Adj
- § 364a. Motor-driven cycles: registration; financial responsibility
- § 364b. All-surface vehicles; registration
- § 365. Hearse or ambulance The annual fee for registration
- § 366. Repealed. 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 367. Trucks (a)(1) The annual fee for registration of tractors, truck-tractors, or motor trucks except truck cranes, truck shovels, road oilers, bituminous distributors, and farm trucks used as specified in subsection
- § 367a. Special purpose truck plates; penalties
- § 367b. Use of wreckers A motor truck that is registered as a wrecker may tow a motor vehicle on the highway without the towed vehicle being required to be registered. (Added 2007, No. 20, § 3.)
- § 368. Misuse of farm registration
- § 369. Tractors other than farm tractors The annual fee for registration of a tractor, except farm tractors as otherwise
- § 370. Farm trucks, tractors, and trailers
- § 371. Trailer and semi-trailer
- § 371a. Exemptions from registration
- § 372. Motor bus The annual fee for registration of a motor bus shall be based on the actual weight of such bus,
- § 372a. Local transit public transportation service
- § 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates
- § 374. Jitney The annual fee for registration of a jitney designed to carry not more than seven persons, including the operator, shall be the same as is required for the registration of a motor vehicle of the pleasure car type
- § 375. Repealed. 1971, No. 150 (Adj
- § 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles
- § 377. Government-owned vehicles
- § 378. Veterans’ exemptions No fees, including the annual emissions fee required pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 2822
- § 379. §§ 379, 380.
- § 381. Fees turned over to State Treasurer
- § 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars
- § 411. Repealed. 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 412. Repealed. 1975, No. 218 (Adj
- § 412a. Repealed. 2011, No. 46, § 17.
- § 413. Repealed. 2015, No. 50, § 29.
- § 414. Special permits for foreign public utilities The Commissioner may issue to public utilities operating in this State,
- § 415. Nondiesel fuel user’s license
- § 415a. Repealed. 1981, No. 172 (Adj
- § 416. Suspension and revocation The Commissioner, for cause, may deny a permit or suspend or revoke any permit issued by him or her
- § 417. §§ 417-419.
- § 420. Motor truck defined As used in this section and sections 415 and 421 of this title, the words “motor truck”
- § 421. Penalties
- § 422. Repealed. 2013, No. 189 (Adj
- § 423. Repealed. 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 450. Definition As used in this subchapter, “vehicle or motorboat” means a motor vehicle, snowmobile, motorboat, or all-terrain vehicle. (Added 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
- § 450a. Dealer registration; eligibility
- § 451. Dealer’s certificate
- § 452. Expiration Unless otherwise specifically provided or unless canceled, revoked, or suspended, dealers’ registrations and certificates shall become void one year from the first day of the month of issue
- § 453. Fees and number plates
- § 454. Dealer’s use of vehicles or motorboats
- § 455. Use by others than dealer A person, other
- § 456. Employees’ use of vehicles, motorboats restricted Employees of a dealer shall not operate, and a dealer shall not
- § 457. Temporary plates At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this
- § 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles On the day of the sale or exchange of a motor vehicle, motorboat,
- § 459. Notice, application, and fees to Commissioner
- § 460. Dealer’s use of temporary plates restricted A dealer shall not use, attach, or issue temporary number plates except as provided in sections 458, 459, and 463 of this title.
- § 461. Destruction of temporary plates Unless otherwise directed by the Commissioner, at the expiration of the period of 60 days, the purchaser shall destroy the temporary number plates. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj
- § 462. Cancellation, revocation, or suspension of dealer’s registration
- § 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of
- § 464. Return of number plates by dealer
- § 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited A dealer shall not lend or lease registration certificates,
- § 466. Records; disclosures; custodian [Effective July 1, 2025; see also 23 V.S.A. § 466 effective until July 1, 2025 set out above]
- § 467. Dealer duty to report sales, return expired plates
- § 468. General prohibition A dealer shall not operate a vehicle or motorboat nor permit the same to be operated
- § 469. §§ 469-471.
- § 472. Evidence of authorization The Commissioner shall issue suitable
- § 473. When registration is allowed, required; penalties
- § 474. Repealed. 1979, No. 30, § 3, eff
- § 475. Administrative penalties
- § 476. Motor vehicle warranty fee
- § 481. §§ 481-485.
- § 491. Transporter application; eligibility; use of transporter plates
- § 492. Certificate; expiration A transporter’s registration certificate shall contain the name, place of residence, and address of the applicant; the distinguishing number assigned; and such further information as the
- § 493. Loan of plates prohibited A transporter shall not loan a number plate issued to him or her under this article. (Added 1965, No. 106, § 3, eff
- § 494. Fees The annual fee for a transporter’s registration certificate or number plate is $148.00. (Added 1965, No. 106, § 4, eff
- § 495. Suspension of registration
- § 496. Written records Every transporter shall keep a written record, upon forms prescribed and furnished by the
- § 497. Rulemaking The Commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 consistent with this chapter as may be necessary to carry their provisions into effect
- § 511. Manner of display
- § 512. Trailer or semi-trailer When a trailer or semi-trailer
- § 513. Misuse of plates Except as provided in section 321 of this title, an owner of a motor vehicle shall not attach or cause to be attached to the vehicle number plates that were not assigned by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
- § 514. Replacement number plates
- § 515. Repealed. 1989, No. 137 (Adj
- § 515a. §§ 515a-515c.
- § 516. Sale of vehicle to go out of State by a person other than dealer The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to
- § 517. Intrastate in-transit permit
- § 518. Electronic issuance of temporary plate and temporary registration
- § 561. §§ 561-567.
- § 581. §§ 581-584.
- § 601. License required
- § 602. Exceptions for farm tractors and highway equipment
- § 602a. Age requirement A person 12 years of age or older may operate a farm tractor under the provisions of section 602 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 361 (Adj
- § 603. Application for and issuance of license
- § 604. Early renewal
- § 605. Repealed. 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 606. Age limit An operator’s license shall not be issued to an individual under 18 years of age
- § 607. Junior operator’s license
- § 607a. Recall of learner’s permit or junior operator’s license
- § 608. Fees
- § 609. Veterans’ exemption No fees shall be charged an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S
- § 610. License certificates
- § 610a. §§ 610a, 610b.
- § 610c. Legislative intent; existing driver’s licenses without photograph or imaged likeness It is the intent of the General Assembly that the provisions of subsection 610
- § 611. Possession of license certificate Every licensee shall have the licensee’s operator’s license certificate in the licensee’s immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle
- § 612. Restricted license When issuing or reinstating the license of an operator, the Commissioner may restrict
- § 613. Replacement license
- § 614. Rights under license
- § 615. Unlicensed operators
- § 616. Extension of license for members of U.S. Armed Forces and immediate family members
- § 617. Learner’s permit
- § 618. Repealed. 2007, No. 153 (Adj
- § 618a. Anatomical Gift Act; donor; form The Commissioner shall provide a form that, upon the licensee’s execution, shall serve as a document of an anatomical gift under 18 V.S.A. chapter 110
- § 631. Requirements; rules
- § 632. Examination required; waiver
- § 633. Examiners Inspectors appointed under the provisions of section 103 of this title shall also be examiners of new applicants for operators’ licenses.
- § 634. Fee for examination
- § 635. Place of examinations The Commissioner shall cause examinations
- § 636. Special examinations
- § 637. Examiners of physical and mental conditions The Commissioner may designate physicians, licensed physician assistants,
- § 638. Repealed. 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 639. Fees for physical and mental examinations The compensation of the examiners provided in section 637 of this title shall be paid by the person examined. (Amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj
- § 671. Procedure
- § 671a. Repealed. 1993, No. 212 (Adj
- § 672. Suspending or revoking right of nonresident operator
- § 673. Repealed. 1967, No. 147, § 53(b), eff
- § 673a. Habitual offenders
- § 674. Operating after suspension or revocation of license; penalty; removal of registration plates; towing
- § 675. Fee prior to termination or reinstatement of suspension or revocation of license
- § 676. Operation after suspension, revocation, or refusal — civil violation
- § 677. Operating commercial motor vehicle after disqualification
- § 678. Repealed. 2013, No. 57, § 12.
- § 679. Operating commercial motor vehicle after privilege suspended A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor
- § 701. Definitions The following terms when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
- § 702. Training school and instructor’s licenses A person shall not operate a driver training school or act as an instructor unless the person has secured a license from the Commissioner
- § 703. Possession of license Each person granted a driver’s training school license shall display the same conspicuously on the school premises
- § 704. Qualifications for training school license To qualify for a driver’s training school license, each new and renewal applicant shall:
- § 705. Qualifications for instructor’s license
- § 706. Powers of Commissioner The Commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements and standards for driver training, operation of driver training schools, and conduct of instructors
- § 707. Records required; maintenance of vehicles Every driver’s training school licensee shall keep a record on such forms as
- § 708. Refusal to issue license The Commissioner may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for a driver’s training school license or instructor’s license when the Commissioner is satisfied that:
- § 709. Suspension and revocation
- § 710. Hearing and appeal Each holder of a driver’s training school or instructor’s license under this section
- § 711. Penalties Any person who operates a driver training school or acts as an instructor without a license shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $500.00. (Added 1959, No. 153, § 11, eff
- § 721. Authority to require driver retraining The Commissioner of
- § 722. Recommendation of a court
- § 723. Supervision
- § 723a. Operation of course by Department of Motor Vehicles
- § 724. Repealed. 1971, No. 228 (Adj
- § 731. Legislative intent
- § 732. Definitions As used in this subchapter:
- § 733. Motorcycle rider training program
- § 734. Instructor requirements and training
- § 735. Repealed. 2009, No. 135 (Adj
- § 736. Implementation After a date to be established by the Commissioner in rules, any applicant for a permit or
- § 750. Definitions; insurance requirements
- § 751. Driver requirements; background checks
- § 752. Records; inspection
- § 753. Enforcement; administrative penalties
- § 754. Preemption; savings clause
- § 800. Maintenance of financial responsibility [Subsection
- § 801. Proof of financial responsibility required
- § 802. Suspension of license
- § 803. Proof of financial responsibility to be kept in force After a person has been required to file proof of financial
- § 804. Method of proof
- § 805. Waiver of defenses against injured party
- § 806. Additional evidence Additional evidence of financial responsibility shall be furnished to the Commissioner, at any time, upon the Commissioner’s request. (Amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj
- § 807. Bond The bond shall be held by the
- § 808. Repealed. 2007, No. 61, § 6.
- § 809. Waiver of proof of financial responsibility
- § 810. Uncompensated victims; reporting requirements The Commissioner of Financial Regulation, with cooperation of the Commissioner of
- § 841. Compulsory liability insurance or a surety bond Before
- § 842. Insurer or surety as co-defendant The insurer or surety may be made co-defendant with the owner of such jitney in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.
- § 843. Amount of insurance or bond
- § 844. §§ 844-848.
- § 881. Compulsory liability insurance or bond The Commissioner shall not register a motor bus, and a person shall not operate
- § 882. Insurer or surety as co-defendant The insurer or surety may be made a co-defendant with the owner of such motor bus in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.
- § 883. Amount of insurance or bond
- § 884. Proof of insurance; notice of cancellation A company issuing such insurance or indemnity bond shall file with the
- § 885. Waiver of defenses against injured party When evidence of insurance is offered to the Commissioner that a contract or
- § 886. Injured person may obtain name and description of
- § 887. Penalties A person who violates a provision of sections 881-886 of this title shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
- § 888. Alternative form of security In lieu of all or part of the insurance or bond required by section 881 of this title, a
- § 921. Liability insurance A motor vehicle owned or hired by a board of school directors shall not be operated in
- § 941. Insurance against uninsured, underinsured, or unknown motorists
- § 942. Binders and renewal endorsements; binders of insurance An insurer authorized to issue automobile liability insurance
- § 943. Provisions in insurance policies All policies of motor vehicle liability insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this
- § 1001. Rules
- § 1002. Repealed. 1981, No. 82, § 7(7).
- § 1003. State speed zones
- § 1004. Interstate highway rules
- § 1005. Regulation of parking
- § 1006. Stopping at railroad crossings The Traffic Committee may designate particularly dangerous railroad grade crossings, and the Agency of Transportation shall erect stop signs at each
- § 1006a. Highways; emergency closure
- § 1006b. Smugglers’ notch; winter closure of Vermont Route 108; vehicle operation prohibited
- § 1006c. Chain requirements for vehicles with weight ratings of more than 26,000 pounds
- § 1007. Local speed limits
- § 1007a. Neighborhood electric vehicles; speed limit The maximum speed for a neighborhood electric vehicle shall be 25 miles per hour. (Added 2003, No. 8, § 2.)
- § 1008. Ordinances in municipalities
- § 1008a. Regulation of motor vehicles at State airports
- § 1009. Restrictions of controlled-access roadway
- § 1010. Special occasions; town highway maintenance
- § 1011. Applicability of this chapter
- § 1012. Obedience to enforcement officers
- § 1013. Authority of enforcement officers Enforcement officers may make arrests for violation of this title; may direct,
- § 1014. Persons riding animals
- § 1015. Authorized emergency vehicles
- § 1016. Reports of arrests Law enforcement officers who make arrests or issue citations for violations of this
- § 1017. Speed limit in school zones Notwithstanding the maximum penalty established in subsection 2302
- § 1021. Obedience to traffic-control devices
- § 1022. Traffic-control signals
- § 1023. Pedestrian-control signals Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Don’t
- § 1024. Flashing signals
- § 1025. Standards
- § 1026. Lane control signals When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street
- § 1027. Unauthorized signs, signals, or markings
- § 1028. Interference with devices or signals No person shall, without lawful authority, alter or attempt to alter, deface,
- § 1029. Municipal signs
- § 1031. Driving to right
- § 1032. Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass
- § 1033. Passing motor vehicles and vulnerable users
- § 1034. Passing on the right
- § 1035. Limitations
- § 1036. No-passing zones
- § 1037. One-way roadways and rotaries
- § 1038. Driving on roadways laned for traffic Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules shall apply in addition to all others consistent therewith:
- § 1039. Following too closely, crowding, and harassment
- § 1040. Driving on divided highways
- § 1041. Restricted access roadways No person may drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at entrances and exits established by public authority. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj
- § 1042. Restricting the use of town highways
- § 1043. Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles
- § 1046. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection
- § 1047. Vehicle turning left
- § 1048. Stop or yield intersections
- § 1049. Vehicle entering from private road
- § 1050. Operation on approach of law enforcement and emergency vehicles or when approaching stationary law enforcement and emergency vehicles or work zone
- § 1050a. Authorized highway maintenance vehicles
- § 1051. Pedestrians’ right of way in crosswalks
- § 1052. Crossing except at crosswalks
- § 1053. Repealed. 2009, No. 114 (Adj