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Vermont Statutes — Title 23, Motor Vehicles

838 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1248 — Taillights
• § 1249 — § 1249
• § 1250 — Clearance lamps
• § 1251 — Sirens and emergency warning lamps; out-of-state emergency and rescue vehicles
• § 1252 — Law enforcement and emergency services vehicles; issuance of permits for sirens or emergency warning lamps, or both; use of amber lamps
• § 1253 — Inspection of permits Permits issued by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of sections 1251 and 1252 of this title shall be carried in some easily accessible place in the vehicles authorized to use the equipment and shall be available for inspection at any or all times by any law enf
• § 1254 — Emergency warning lamp; definition As used in sections 1251–1255 of this subchapter, “emergency warning lamp”:
• § 1255 — Exceptions
• § 1256 — § 1256
• § 1257 — § 1257
• § 1258 — Child restraint systems; individuals under 18 years of age
• § 1259 — Safety belts; persons 18 years of age or older
• § 1281 — Additional equipment In addition to other equipment required by this title, any school bus as defined in section 4 of this title shall be equipped as follows:
• § 1281a — § 1281a
• § 1282 — Operator, equipment, and inspection
• § 1283 — Identification and equipment of school buses
• § 1284 — Vehicle maintenance
• § 1285 — § 1285
• § 1286 — § 1286
• § 1287 — Multifunction school activity bus
• § 1301 — Emergency exits The owner of a motor bus, designed to carry more than seven passengers and having a closed body, shall not operate such bus or permit the same to be operated, unless it has an exit in the rear end or an exit at the rear on the opposite side from the front door thereof through which p
• § 1302 — Rubber tires on trucks; number of trailers
• § 1303 — § 1303
• § 1304 — § 1304
• § 1305 — § 1305
• § 1306 — § 1306
• § 1307 — Brake equipment required
• § 1308 — Performance ability of brakes
• § 1341 — Trailer coaches—Safety chain In addition to a hitch, trailer coaches shall be secured to the towing vehicle, while in operation on any highway, by a safety chain. The hitch on any motor vehicle towing a trailer coach and the corresponding coupling on such coach and such safety chain shall be adequat
• § 1342 — Fire extinguisher There shall be carried on each trailer coach at least one fire extinguisher of a type approved by the State Fire Marshal, in good usable condition and easily accessible. The extinguisher shall be of not less than five pounds capacity, if it is of a CO2 type, and not less than two a
• § 1343 — § 1343
• § 1344 — § 1344
• § 1361 — § 1361
• § 1362 — Night operation Farm tractors, motorized highway building equipment, and road-making appliances when operated upon a public highway during the period from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise shall comply with the requirements of this title relating to head lamp and taillight require
• § 1391 — Tire and axle limits
• § 1391a — Penalties for overweight operation
• § 1392 — Gross weight limits on highways Except as provided in section 1400 of this title, a person shall not operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle in excess of the total weight, including vehicle, object, or contrivance and load, of:
• § 1392a — § 1392a
• § 1393 — Weight limits in cities; adoption by towns or incorporated villages of State limits; limits on class 1 town highways
• § 1394 — Designation of class 1 town highways The class 1 town highways connecting the State highways through cities, villages, or municipalities shall be designated by the State Transportation Board and marked by the State Secretary of Transportation. The State Secretary of Transportation shall have signs e
• § 1395 — § 1395
• § 1396 — Special weight limits for bridges and highways
• § 1397 — Weight limit signs
• § 1397a — § 1397a
• § 1398 — § 1398
• § 1399 — Exceptions for construction and maintenance equipment; fire apparatus; and heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles
• § 1400 — Permit to operate in excess of weight and size limits; State highways
• § 1400a — Special local highway and bridge limits; reimbursement for damages; special permits
• § 1400b — Filing of restrictions, publication
• § 1400c — § 1400c
• § 1400d — Agricultural service vehicles
• § 1401 — Contents of permit
• § 1402 — Overweight, width, height, and length permits; fees
• § 1403 — § 1403
• § 1404 — § 1404
• § 1405 — § 1405
• § 1406 — § 1406
• § 1407 — § 1407
• § 1408 — § 1408
• § 1409 — § 1409
• § 1410 — Removal of overloads
• § 1411 — § 1411
• § 1412 — § 1412
• § 1413 — Disposition of impounded vehicles and loads
• § 1414 — Reciprocal enforcement
• § 1415 — Transfer of weight permits
• § 1431 — Height and width limits
• § 1432 — Length of vehicles
• § 1433 — § 1433
• § 1434 — Operation in excess of weight, height, or width limits; penalties
• § 1435 — § 1435
• § 1436 — § 1436
• § 1437 — Exception for towaway trailer transporter combination
• § 1451 — Loads on passenger cars No person shall operate a passenger type motor vehicle upon any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof, nor whe
• § 1452 — Securing loads of wood or wood products
• § 1453 — Baled products
• § 1454 — Securing loads
• § 1455 — § 1455
• § 1491 — § 1491
• § 1492 — § 1492
• § 1600 — § 1600
• § 1601 — Identification of motor vehicles The Commissioner, his or her deputies, and all enforcement officers may at all times, with or without process, stop any motor vehicle to examine identification numbers and marks thereon and raise the hood or engine cover if necessary to accomplish their purpose, and
• § 1602 — Traffic control The Commissioner and enforcement officers may control and direct motor vehicle traffic. They may arrest violators of the motor vehicle laws and the laws relative to lights on teams, on view without process, and take such persons before a court having jurisdiction of the offense. They
• § 1603 — § 1603
• § 1603a — Reports of crashes
• § 1603b — § 1603b
• § 1604 — § 1604
• § 1605 — § 1605
• § 1606 — Automated traffic law enforcement systems; speeding [Effective July 1, 2025; Repealed effective July 2, 2025 or July 1, 2027]
• § 1607 — § 1607
• § 1608 — § 1608
• § 1609 — § 1609
• § 1701 — § 1701
• § 1702 — Assignment of new number The application shall not be granted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles until he or she is satisfied that the person applying for the assignment of such new identifying number is the rightful owner of the motor vehicle described in the application. Statutes Vermont Statut
• § 1703 — § 1703
• § 1704 — § 1704
• § 1704a — Alteration of odometers
• § 1705 — Impersonating an inspector or examiner A person who falsely impersonates or attempts to impersonate a motor vehicle inspector, examiner, or State Police shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $100.00, or both. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Stat
• § 1706 — § 1706
• § 1707 — § 1707
• § 1708 — § 1708
• § 1709 — Report of convictions to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
• § 1710 — Nolo contendere pleas A plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court shall constitute a conviction for the purposes of this title. (Added 1975, No. 73.) Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Vermont Acts Acts & Res
• § 1711 — § 1711
• § 1741 — § 1741
• § 1742 — § 1742
• § 1743 — § 1743
• § 1744 — § 1744
• § 1745 — § 1745
• § 1746 — Violations; admission; waiver
• § 1747 — § 1747
• § 1748 — § 1748
• § 1749 — Penalty
• § 1750 — § 1750
• § 1751 — § 1751
• § 1752 — Parked vehicles
• § 1753 — § 1753
• § 1754 — § 1754
• § 2 — Application to trailers, semi-trailers, and trailer coaches
• § 2001 — Definitions Except when the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter:
• § 2002 — Fees
• § 2003 — Power and duties of Commissioner
• § 2004 — § 2004
• § 2005 — § 2005
• § 201 — § 201
• § 2011 — § 2011
• § 2012 — Exempted vehicles No certificate of title need be obtained for:
• § 2013 — When certificate required; issuance of exempt vehicle title upon request [Effective until contingency met]
• § 2014 — § 2014
• § 2015 — Application for certificate
• § 2016 — § 2016
• § 2017 — Issuance of certificate; records [Effective until contingency met; see also section 2017 effective upon contingency being met set out below]
• § 2018 — Information on certificate
• § 2019 — § 2019
• § 202 — Impersonating another in an application or aiding an applicant by false representation A person who does any of the following shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, and shall have his or her privilege to operate suspended for 90 days:
• § 2020 — Withholding of certificate; bond required If the Commissioner is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the Commissioner may register the vehicle but shall either:
• § 2021 — Refusal of certificate The Commissioner shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that:
• § 2022 — Duplicate certificate
• § 2023 — Transfer of interest in vehicle
• § 2024 — § 2024
• § 2025 — Involuntary transfers
• § 2026 — Fee to accompany applications
• § 2027 — Issuance of new certificate
• § 2028 — § 2028
• § 2029 — Suspension or revocation of certificate
• § 203 — Counterfeiting, fraud, and misuse; penalty
• § 204 — Surrender of license or registration
• § 2041 — Certain liens and security interests not affected This chapter does not apply to or affect:
• § 2042 — Perfecting security interest
• § 2043 — Duties on creation of security interest If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:
• § 2044 — Assignment of security interest
• § 2045 — Release of security interest
• § 2046 — § 2046
• § 2047 — § 2047
• § 2048 — § 2048
• § 205 — § 205
• § 206 — § 206
• § 207 — § 207
• § 208 — § 208
• § 2081 — Application of subchapter
• § 2082 — Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates; penalty
• § 2083 — Other offenses
• § 2084 — Report of theft, recovery of unclaimed vehicle
• § 2085 — § 2085
• § 2086 — § 2086
• § 2087 — § 2087
• § 2091 — Salvage certificates of title; forwarding of plates and titles of crushed vehicles [Subsection
• § 2092 — § 2092
• § 2093 — Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vehicles
• § 2094 — Records; inspection
• § 2095 — Penalty
• § 2151 — Definitions As used in this subchapter:
• § 2152 — Authorized removal of abandoned motor vehicles
• § 2153 — Abandoned motor vehicle certification
• § 2154 — Identification and reclamation of abandoned motor vehicles
• § 2155 — Fees and charges
• § 2156 — Disposal of abandoned motor vehicles
• § 2157 — § 2157
• § 2158 — Fees for towing; public property; funding
• § 2301 — § 2301
• § 2301a — § 2301a
• § 2302 — Traffic violation defined
• § 2303 — Expungement of violation records
• § 2304 — § 2304
• § 2305 — § 2305
• § 2306 — § 2306
• § 2307 — § 2307
• § 2308 — § 2308
• § 2309 — § 2309
• § 2500 — § 2500
• § 2501 — Motor vehicle point system
• § 2502 — Point assessment; schedule
• § 2503 — § 2503
• § 2504 — § 2504
• § 2505 — § 2505
• § 2506 — § 2506
• § 2507 — Legislative review
• § 3 — § 3
• § 3000 — § 3000
• § 3001 — § 3001