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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.

• § 373 — Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates
• § 374 — Jitney The annual fee for registration of a jitney designed to carry not more than seven persons, including the operator, shall be the same as is required for the registration of a motor vehicle of the pleasure car type. When a jitney is designed to carry more than seven passengers, including the op
• § 375 — § 375
• § 376 — State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles
• § 377 — § 377
• § 378 — § 378
• § 3801 — Definitions Except when the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter:
• § 3802 — Fees
• § 3803 — Power and duties of Commissioner
• § 3804 — § 3804
• § 3805 — § 3805
• § 3806 — Certificate of origin
• § 3807 — Exempted vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles No certificate of title need be obtained for:
• § 3808 — Application for certificate
• § 3809 — § 3809
• § 381 — Fees turned over to State Treasurer
• § 3810 — Issuance of certificate; records
• § 3811 — Information on certificate
• § 3812 — § 3812
• § 3813 — Withholding of certificate; bond required If the Commissioner is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the Commissioner may register the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, but shall eith
• § 3814 — Refusal of certificate The Commissioner shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that:
• § 3815 — Duplicate certificate
• § 3816 — Transfer of interest in vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle
• § 3817 — § 3817
• § 3818 — Involuntary transfers
• § 3819 — Fee to accompany applications
• § 382 — § 382
• § 3820 — Issuance of new certificate
• § 3821 — Suspension or revocation of certificate
• § 3822 — Certain liens and security interests not affected This chapter does not apply to or affect:
• § 3823 — Perfecting security interest
• § 3824 — Duties on creation of security interest If an owner creates a security interest in a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle:
• § 3825 — Assignment of security interest
• § 3826 — Release of security interest
• § 3827 — § 3827
• § 3828 — § 3828
• § 3829 — Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates
• § 3830 — Other offenses
• § 3831 — Report of theft; recovery of unclaimed vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle
• § 3832 — § 3832
• § 3833 — Dismantling or destruction of vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles
• § 3834 — § 3834
• § 3835 — Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles
• § 3836 — Records; inspection
• § 3837 — Penalty
• § 3901 — § 3901
• § 3902 — Findings and declaration of policy—Article I
• § 3903 — Definitions—Article II As used in this compact:
• § 3904 — § 3904
• § 3905 — Effect of conviction—Article IV
• § 3906 — Applications for new licenses—Article V Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall determine whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where applicati
• § 3907 — § 3907
• § 3908 — Compact administrator; interchange of information—Article VII
• § 3909 — Entry into force; withdrawal—Article VIII
• § 3910 — § 3910
• § 4 — Definitions Except as may otherwise be provided by law, and unless the context otherwise requires in statutes relating to motor vehicles and enforcement of the law regulating vehicles, as provided in this title and 20 V.S.A. part 5, the following definitions shall apply:
• § 4101 — § 4101
• § 4102 — § 4102
• § 4103 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
• § 4104 — § 4104
• § 4105 — Notification required by driver
• § 4106 — Employer responsibilities
• § 4107 — Commercial driver’s license required
• § 4108 — Commercial driver’s license, commercial learner’s permit qualification standards
• § 4109 — Nondomiciled commercial driver’s license; nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit
• § 411 — § 411
• § 4110 — Application for commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit
• § 4110a — Non-excepted interstate or intrastate status; certified medical status
• § 4111 — Commercial driver’s license
• § 4111a — Commercial learner’s permit
• § 4112 — Records notification
• § 4113 — § 4113
• § 4114 — § 4114
• § 4115 — Reciprocity
• § 4116 — Disqualification
• § 4116a — Suspension of operating privilege
• § 4117 — § 4117
• § 4118 — Effective date of disqualification; hearing
• § 4119 — Compliance with out-of-service order; disqualification from operation of vehicle
• § 412 — § 412
• § 4120 — Penalties
• § 4121 — Applicants for school bus endorsements
• § 4122 — Deferring imposition of sentence; prohibition on masking or diversion
• § 4123 — § 4123
• § 4124 — Penalties for fraud; action upon suspected fraud
• § 4125 — Texting violations; handheld mobile telephone violations
• § 412a — § 412a
• § 413 — § 413
• § 414 — § 414
• § 415 — Nondiesel fuel user’s license
• § 415a — § 415a
• § 416 — Suspension and revocation The Commissioner, for cause, may deny a permit or suspend or revoke any permit issued by him or her. Hearings on any action by the Commissioner under this section may be had pursuant to the provisions of sections 105-107 of this title. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statu
• § 420 — § 420
• § 4201 — § 4201
• § 4202 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
• § 4203 — Testing of automated vehicles on public highways
• § 421 — Penalties
• § 422 — § 422
• § 423 — § 423
• § 450 — § 450
• § 450a — Dealer registration; eligibility
• § 451 — Dealer’s certificate
• § 452 — § 452
• § 453 — Fees and number plates
• § 454 — Dealer’s use of vehicles or motorboats
• § 455 — Use by others than dealer A person, other than a dealer, shall not operate a motor vehicle under the provisions of section 454 of this title unless such person carries a written authority so to do signed by the dealer whose motor vehicle such person is operating. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Sta
• § 456 — § 456
• § 457 — § 457
• § 458 — § 458
• § 459 — Notice, application, and fees to Commissioner
• § 460 — Dealer’s use of temporary plates restricted A dealer shall not use, attach, or issue temporary number plates except as provided in sections 458, 459, and 463 of this title. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Verm
• § 461 — § 461
• § 462 — Cancellation, revocation, or suspension of dealer’s registration
• § 463 — § 463
• § 464 — § 464
• § 465 — § 465
• § 466 — § 466
• § 467 — § 467
• § 468 — § 468
• § 472 — § 472
• § 473 — When registration is allowed, required; penalties
• § 474 — § 474
• § 475 — Administrative penalties
• § 476 — § 476
• § 491 — Transporter application; eligibility; use of transporter plates
• § 492 — § 492
• § 493 — § 493
• § 494 — § 494
• § 495 — § 495
• § 496 — § 496
• § 497 — § 497
• § 5 — § 5
• § 511 — Manner of display
• § 512 — § 512
• § 513 — § 513
• § 514 — Replacement number plates
• § 515 — § 515
• § 516 — § 516
• § 517 — § 517
• § 518 — Electronic issuance of temporary plate and temporary registration
• § 6 — § 6
• § 601 — License required
• § 602 — Exceptions for farm tractors and highway equipment
• § 602a — § 602a
• § 603 — Application for and issuance of license
• § 604 — Early renewal
• § 605 — § 605
• § 606 — § 606
• § 607 — Junior operator’s license
• § 607a — Recall of learner’s permit or junior operator’s license
• § 608 — Fees
• § 609 — § 609
• § 610 — License certificates
• § 610c — § 610c
• § 611 — § 611
• § 612 — Restricted license When issuing or reinstating the license of an operator, the Commissioner may restrict the privileges granted by such license to the operating of one or more specified motor vehicles or in such other manner as the Commissioner may deem best, and such restriction shall be endorsed o
• § 613 — Replacement license
• § 614 — Rights under license
• § 615 — Unlicensed operators
• § 616 — Extension of license for members of U.S. Armed Forces and immediate family members
• § 617 — Learner’s permit
• § 618 — § 618
• § 618a — § 618a
• § 631 — Requirements; rules
• § 632 — Examination required; waiver
• § 633 — Examiners Inspectors appointed under the provisions of section 103 of this title shall also be examiners of new applicants for operators’ licenses. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Vermont Acts Acts & Resolves
• § 634 — Fee for examination
• § 635 — § 635
• § 636 — Special examinations
• § 637 — § 637
• § 638 — § 638
• § 639 — § 639
• § 671 — Procedure
• § 671a — § 671a
• § 672 — Suspending or revoking right of nonresident operator
• § 673 — § 673
• § 673a — Habitual offenders
• § 674 — Operating after suspension or revocation of license; penalty; removal of registration plates; towing
• § 675 — Fee prior to termination or reinstatement of suspension or revocation of license
• § 676 — Operation after suspension, revocation, or refusal — civil violation
• § 677 — Operating commercial motor vehicle after disqualification
• § 678 — § 678
• § 679 — Operating commercial motor vehicle after privilege suspended A person whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle has been suspended under section 4116a of this title and who operates or attempts to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon a public highway before the suspension period has e
• § 7 — Enhanced driver’s license; maintenance of database information; fee
• § 701 — Definitions The following terms when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
• § 702 — § 702
• § 703 — § 703
• § 704 — Qualifications for training school license To qualify for a driver’s training school license, each new and renewal applicant shall:
• § 705 — Qualifications for instructor’s license
• § 706 — § 706
• § 707 — § 707
• § 708 — Refusal to issue license The Commissioner may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for a driver’s training school license or instructor’s license when the Commissioner is satisfied that:
• § 709 — Suspension and revocation
• § 710 — § 710
• § 711 — § 711
• § 721 — § 721
• § 722 — § 722
• § 723 — Supervision
• § 723a — Operation of course by Department of Motor Vehicles
• § 724 — § 724