Vermont § 3806 - Certificate of origin
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§ 3806. Certificate of origin
- (a) When a new vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is delivered in this State by
the manufacturer to his or her agent or his or her franchised dealer, the manufacturer
shall execute and deliver to his or her agent or his or her franchised dealer a certificate
of origin in the form prescribed by the Commissioner. (b) No person shall bring into this State any new vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle
unless he or she has possession of the certificate of origin as prescribed by the
Commissioner. (c) The certificate of origin shall contain: (1) for a vessel: (A) the manufacturer’s hull identification number of the vessel; (B) the name of the manufacturer; (C) the make of the vessel; (D) the model year; (E) a description of the construction materials; (F) the type of model; and (G) the length of the vessel. (2) for a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle: (A) the manufacturer’s serial number; (B) the name of the manufacturer; (C) the make of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle; (D) the model year; and (E) the type of model. (d) When a new vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is sold in this State, the manufacturer,
his or her agent, or his or her franchised dealer shall execute and deliver to the
purchaser, in case of an absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin or
if other than absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin subject to contract,
signed or executed by the manufacturer, his or her agent, or his or her dealer, with
the genuine names and business or residence addresses of both stated on the certificate,
and certified to have been executed with full knowledge of the contents and with the
consent of both purchaser and seller. For good cause shown, the Commissioner may accept
any other satisfactory evidence of the information required in a certificate of origin
pursuant to this section. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 249.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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