Vermont § 809 - Waiver of proof of financial responsibility

§ 809. Waiver of proof of financial responsibility

• (a) The Commissioner shall relieve an operator from the obligation to furnish proof of
  financial responsibility after one year from the crash, conviction, or judgment giving
  rise to the obligation. In the event that a suspension or revocation resulted from
  the conviction giving rise to the obligation, an operator shall not be relieved of
  the obligation to furnish proof of financial responsibility until one year after his
  or her reinstatement eligibility date. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall not relieve
  an operator from the obligation to furnish proof of financial responsibility until
  three years after a conviction of careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle
  resulting in death, conviction of reckless driving of a motor vehicle resulting in
  death, or second and subsequent conviction of a violation of section 1201 of this title. In the event that a suspension resulted from the conviction giving rise to the obligation,
  an operator shall not be relieved of the obligation to furnish proof of financial
  responsibility until three years after his or her reinstatement eligibility date. (c) This section shall not be construed to relieve an operator of his or her responsibility
  to comply with the mandatory insurance requirement set forth in section 800 of this title. (Amended 1965, no. 69, eff. May 19, 1965; 1977, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan 1, 1981; 1983, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 7, 1984; 1987, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 17, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; 2019, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)