Vermont § 603 - Application for and issuance of license

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 603 — Application for and issuance of license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 603. Application for and issuance of license

  • (a)(1) The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s authorized agent may license operators and
    junior operators when an application, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, signed
    and sworn to by the applicant for the license, is filed with the Commissioner, accompanied
    by the required license fee and any valid license from another state or Canadian jurisdiction
    is surrendered. (2) The Commissioner may, however, in the Commissioner’s discretion, refuse to issue a
    license to any person whenever the Commissioner is satisfied from information given
    the Commissioner by credible persons, and upon investigation, that the person is mentally
    or physically unfit or, because of the person’s habits or record as to crashes or
    convictions, is unsafe to be trusted with the operation of motor vehicles. A person
    refused a license under the provisions of this subsection shall be entitled to hearing
    as provided in sections 105–107 of this title. (3) Any new or renewal application form shall include a space for the applicant to request
    that a “veteran” designation be placed on his or her license certificate. An applicant
    who requests the designation shall provide a Department of Defense Form 214 or other
    proof of veteran status specified by the Commissioner. (4) Any new or renewal application form shall provide for and request the information
    required in 17 V.S.A. § 2145a.

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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