Vermont § 104 - Public records

§ 104. Public records

• (a) Any information contained in Department records is subject to and shall be released
  pursuant to the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. chapter 123 as amended. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except for requests from
  government agencies or persons acting on behalf of government agencies, the Commissioner
  shall not furnish to any person copies of photographs or imaged likenesses of persons
  to whom licenses, permits, or nondriver identification cards have been issued without
  the written consent of the person depicted in the photograph or imaged likeness. (c) If there is a request by any governmental agency for the entire database or the substantial
  database of any class of documents containing a photograph or imaged likeness of a
  person or any class of documents containing any other personal information, the Department
  of Motor Vehicles shall notify the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore
  of the Senate, and the Attorney General. (d) Any photographs or imaged likenesses furnished to an authorized recipient shall not
  be made available or redisclosed to any succeeding person or entity, except for use
  by a law enforcement agency, a court or tribunal, a State’s Attorney, the Office of
  the Attorney General, or the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont in
  carrying out its official business or in response to any court order. The Commissioner
  shall so condition any release of the information and require that the recipient subject
  itself to the jurisdiction of the Washington Superior Court in the event that the
  condition is violated. (e) A person who violates subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section shall be subject
  to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.00 per occurrence. A civil action to assess a
  civil penalty may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, be commenced by the
  Attorney General in Washington Superior Court. (Amended 1969, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1977, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 31, 1978; 1979, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1983, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1985, No. 85, § 2; 1987, No. 112, § 4; 1989, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 15, 1990; 1991, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 60, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 136.)