Vermont § 8901 - Purpose This chapter imposes a purchase and use tax on motor vehicles in addition to any other tax or registration fees
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§ 8901. Purpose This chapter imposes a purchase and use tax on motor vehicles in addition to any other tax or registration fees
- . The purpose of this chapter is to improve and maintain the
State and interstate highway systems, to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued
for the improvement and maintenance of those systems, and to pay the cost of administering
this chapter. The administration of this chapter is vested in the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner’s authorized representatives. The Commissioner
may adopt rules to effect the provisions of this chapter that, when reasonably designed
to carry out the intent of this chapter, shall have the same force as if enacted under
this chapter. (Added 1959, No. 327 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 1, 1960; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 572, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8901 ("Purpose This chapter imposes a purchase and use tax on motor vehicles in addition to any other tax or registration fees") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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