Vermont § 376 - State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles

§ 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles

• (a) A fee shall not be charged for registration of motor vehicles owned by the State. (b) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle owned by any municipality in this State
  and used entirely by it or any other municipality for municipal purposes shall be
  $15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified in this chapter. For purposes of this subsection,
  the term municipality shall include county-owned vehicles. The Commissioner shall
  issue specially designed registration plates for county-owned sheriffs’ departments’
  vehicles. (c) The registration fee for registration of a motor truck, trailer, ambulance, or other
  motor vehicle, owned by a volunteer fire department or other volunteer firefighting
  organization or other organization conducting rescue operations and used solely for
  fire fighting or rescue purposes shall be $15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified
  in this chapter. A motor vehicle or trailer registered under this section shall be
  plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab to indicate its ownership. (d) The use of a school bus owned by a municipality in this State, whether or not that
  use is compensated, shall be considered a municipal purpose within the meaning of
  this section. (e) [Repealed.] (f) A replacement registration plate shall be provided by the Commissioner upon the payment
  of a fee of $11.00. (g)(1) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle obtained from the government as excess
  government property, or a vehicle purchased with 100 percent federal funds and used
  for federally supported local programs, shall be $14.00, in lieu of fees otherwise
  specified in this chapter. The Commissioner shall determine the eligibility as to
  whether or not the motor vehicle qualifies for this registration and ownership of
  the vehicle shall be plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab. (2) The registration of a vehicle used for other than federally supported local programs
  shall be revoked. (h)(1) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
  subchapter, shall not be charged for vehicles owned by the State. (2) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
  subchapter, shall not be charged for vehicles that are owned by any county or municipality
  in the State and used by that county or municipality or another county or municipality
  in this State for county or municipal purposes. (i)(1) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
  subchapter, shall not be charged for a motor truck, trailer, ambulance, or other
  motor vehicle that is: (A) owned by a volunteer fire department or other volunteer firefighting organization,
  an ambulance service, or an organization conducting rescue operations; and (B) used solely for firefighting, emergency medical, or rescue purposes, or any combination
  of those activities. (2) A motor vehicle or trailer subject to the provisions of this subsection shall be
  plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab to indicate its ownership. (Amended 1961, No. 50, eff. April 1, 1962; 1963, No. 190; 1967, No. 129, § 10; 1971, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1975, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 19, 1978; 1979, No. 42; 1979, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 87, § 15; 1989, No. 51, § 26; 1989, No. 82, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; 1997, No. 39, § 6; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2023, No. 78, § G.117, eff. January 1, 2024; 2025, No. 66, § 6, eff. July 1, 2025.)