Vermont § 3204 - Registration fees and dealer plates

§ 3204. Registration fees and dealer plates

• (a) Fees. Annual registration fees for snowmobiles other than as provided for in subsection
  (b) of this section are $28.00 for residents and $36.00 for nonresidents. Duplicate
  registration certificates may be obtained upon payment of $6.00. (b) Dealer registration and plates; manufacturer plates; fees. (1) A person engaged in the business of selling or exchanging snowmobiles as defined in
  subdivision 4(8) of this title shall register as a dealer and obtain registration certificates and identifying number
  plates, subject to such rules as may be adopted by the Commissioner and to the requirements
  of chapter 7 of this title. A manufacturer of snowmobiles may register and obtain
  registration certificates and identifying number plates under this section. Plates
  shall be valid for the following purposes only: testing; adjusting; demonstrating;
  temporary use of customers for a period not to exceed 14 days; private business or
  pleasure use of such person or members of his or her immediate family; and use at
  fairs, shows, or races when no charge is made for such use. (2) Fees for dealer registration certificates shall be $55.00 for the first certificate
  issued to any person and $6.00 for any additional certificate issued to the same person
  within the current registration period. Fees for temporary number plates shall be
  $3.00 for each plate issued. (c) Temporary registration pending issuance of permanent registration. The Commissioner, by rules adopted pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, shall provide for the issuance of temporary registrations of snowmobiles pending
  issuance of the permanent registration. VAST shall be an agent of the Commissioner
  for the issuance of such temporary registrations. The fees for the temporary registrations
  shall be $28.00 for residents and $36.00 for nonresidents and shall also constitute
  payment of the registration fee required by subsection (a) of this section. VAST shall
  promptly remit any fees collected to the Commissioner in accordance with rules adopted
  under this subsection. Temporary registrations shall be kept with the snowmobile while
  being operated and shall authorize operation without the registration decal being
  affixed for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of issue. (d) Delegation. The Commissioner may authorize the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, or its successor,
  and its agents to register snowmobiles, or to renew or assist with renewal of registrations,
  for residents and nonresidents. (e) Fee setting. Only the General Assembly may change the fees provided for in this section. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 23, 1990; 1993, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1994; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 50, § 57; 2011, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2015, No. 50, § 3; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 232.)