Vermont § 1208 - Suspensions for subsequent convictions

§ 1208. Suspensions for subsequent convictions

• (a) Second conviction. Upon a second conviction of an individual violating a provision of section 1201 of this title and upon final determination of an appeal, the court shall immediately forward the
  conviction report to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner shall immediately
  suspend the operator’s operating license or nonresident operating privilege or the
  privilege of an unlicensed operator to operate a vehicle, as applicable, for 18 months
  and until the operator complies with section 1209a of this title. However, during the suspension, an eligible operator may operate under the terms
  of an ignition interlock RDL or ignition interlock certificate issued pursuant to
  section 1213 of this title. (b) Third conviction. Upon a third or subsequent conviction of an individual violating a provision of section 1201 of this title and upon final determination of any appeal, the court shall immediately forward the
  conviction report to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner shall immediately
  revoke the operator’s operating license or nonresident operating privilege or the
  privilege of an unlicensed operator to operate a motor vehicle, as applicable, for
  life. However, during this lifetime revocation, an eligible operator may operate under
  the terms of an ignition interlock RDL or ignition interlock certificate issued under
  section 1213 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 1973, No. 79, § 7, eff. May 23, 1973; 1975, No. 103, §§ 4, 5, eff. May 30, 1975; 1977, No. 101, § 2, eff. May 6, 1977; 1979, No. 58, § 3; 1981, No. 103, § 8; 1983, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1989, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 14, 1990; 1991, No. 55, § 7; 1997, No. 56, § 5, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; 2009, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2011; 2011, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 51; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 288, eff. July 1, 2024.)