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Administrative Rules of the Department of Motor Vehicles - APA Regulations:
DMV Rule No. 9. Driver's License Endorsements
DMV Rule No. 38. Rules for Transportation of Hazardous Materials
DMV Rule No. 39. Rules for Motor Carrier Safety Standards
(a) Acuity:
Binocular 20/40
Monocular 20/40
(b) Field of Vision:
Both eyes, 60 degrees or more external each eye.
One eye, 60 degrees or more external, 60 degrees or more nasal.
Physical and mental examinations, see 23 V.S.A. § 637 et seq.
b. A written test based on the school bus manual and Section 10 of the Vermont Commercial Driver License Manual. The test consisting of thirty-one (31) questions, which are a combination of multiple choice, nine (9) fill in the blank, and two (2) essay questions. The passing score is 80% or better.
c. Road Test. The road test must be taken in either a Type I or Type II school bus. To pass the applicant must have less than 21 demerits. An accident, dangerous action, or serious violation would be cause for immediate rejection.
I. Meets the same vision standards as required for obtaining a Vermont Learner's Permit, Junior Driver's License and Driver's License.
(a) Left and right hand outside rear view mirrors which give an unobstructed view to the rear on any school bus he or she may operate.
(b) An inside rear view mirror which gives the seated driver clear vision of the interior of the bus.
(c) Must have at least one individual capable of hearing with or without a hearing device in the bus at all times when said bus is transporting school age pupils.
M. Is not using any medication, the side affects of which would affect the safe operation of a school bus.
The waivers permitted under letters A and B of this section will be determined during the road test. Acceptance or denial on the basis of high blood pressure will be determined by the School Bus Driver Medical Evaluation Form submitted by applicant's own doctor and progress reports at intervals of 6 months can be required. The possible exception under letter G, epilepsy, will be determined on the basis of a School Bus Driver Medical Evaluation Form submitted by the applicant's own doctor. Determination under letter M above will be based on a recommendation by the person's own doctor or a School Bus Driver Medical Evaluation Form. Said forms as referenced in this paragraph are required by statute at T. 23 V. S. A. § 1282.
(3) In the case of first time endorsement only, if the applicant's Driver's License expires within one year, the endorsement shall expire coincidentally with the license's second expiration.
c. Road test required if the applicant has any physical disabilities, or at the discretion of the Examiner. The road test must be taken in either a Type I or Type II school bus. To pass, the applicant must have less than twenty-one (21) demerits. An accident, dangerous action, or serious violation would be cause for immediate rejection.
(3) If an applicant's license with a school bus endorsement has been expired for six (6) months or more, it is required that the complete examination, as described in section (a) be administered. It is strongly recommended that an annual physical report be required by and filed with the school district.
(2) All applicants for a motorcycle endorsement must have in their possession a valid Vermont Driver's License. However, the Commissioner may issue a restricted license to a physically handicapped person for the operation of a three-wheel motorcycle. The applicant must pass the eye examination if required before the written examination can be given. All applicants must satisfactorily pass the written portion of the examination before the skill test is given.
"Dangerous action" shall include, but not be limited to: an accident prevented only by evasive action on the part of another driver or pedestrian; a situation where the examiner has to aid in controlling the vehicle either physically or verbally; or the applicant drives or backs one or more wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk.
b. Such a person shall submit initial medical evaluation reports to the Commissioner. The medical reports shall require information regarding the person's overall fitness to drive and recommendations regarding the necessity to furnish medical progress reports, the recommended frequency of such progress reports and the length of time such progress reports should be required. The medical report or progress report shall also permit the physician to recommend that the person submit to such motor vehicle written, road, and eye tests as the physician deems appropriate.
c. Upon the failure to furnish medical reports or progress reports, or upon receipt of an unsatisfactory medical report or progress report, the commissioner shall suspend for an indefinite period the person's license, privilege to operate, or right to obtain a Driver's License and such license shall remain suspended until the Commissioner receives a subsequent and satisfactory medical report or progress report.
d. In evaluating medical reports and progress reports, the Commissioner may require and consider reports from other physician. The Commissioner shall not be responsible for the costs of such medical examinations and reports and progress reports.
e. In evaluating the person's fitness to operate, or to obtain or hold a license, the Commissioner may also consider any other pertinent facts, reports, or information in his or her possession.
f. Any person who holds a Vermont Commercial Driver's License and who is engaged in interstate commerce (between states), is subject to Part 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Source. June 16, 1991, S. O. S. Rule Log #91-24.
Amended. March 15, 1996, S. O. S. Rule Log #96-20.
Code of Vermont Rules, rule 14 050 040.
Physical and mental examinations, see 23 V. S. A. § 637 et seq.
Restricted licenses, see 23 V. S. A. § 612.
(a) All of the regulations adopted shall be construed so that whenever Department of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation and other Federal Agencies and Titles are referred to, they shall be construed to mean and be in effect as State of Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Secretary of Transportation serving as the administrative head thereof.
(b) Whenever the word Interstate appears in the text of Title 10 and Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, it shall be construed to mean both Interstate and Intrastate motor carrier transportation.
(c) In those instances where the context requires otherwise, appropriate interpretation shall be made: i. e. where there is no comparable State Agency, such as Coast Guard, then such shall be the Secretary of Transportation, or his/her designee. Subsidiary offices of the Federal Department of Transportation shall be construed to be the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit of the Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles.
(d) The following sections of 49 CFR Part 176, Carriage by Vessel, are omitted: 176. 15; 176. 18; 176. 415; 176. 900; 176. 901; 176. 902; 176. 903; 176. 904; 176. 905.
(e) 49 CFR, Part 391. 11, Qualifications of Drivers, is modified by deletion of (b)(1) and substituting the following.
(b) A person is qualified to drive a Motor Vehicle if he/she:
1) is at least 18 years old provided he/she has a valid Vermont license and is engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials and/or other cargos in Intrastate Commerce; or
2) Must be at least 21 years old if he/she is engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials and/or other cargos in Interstate Commerce.
(f) The adoption of Title 10 CFR Parts 71 and 73 shall apply only to those portions pertaining to the transportation of radioactive materials and shall exclude any requirements pertaining to fixed sites or plants.
(g) Parts 391. 81 through 391. 123 regarding Federal Controlled Substance Testing Regulations are deleted in their entirety for Intrastate Carriers (Interstate Carriers are already subject to the Federal Rule). Intrastate Carriers wishing to establish an alternate controlled substance testing program for drivers are encouraged to do so provided they utilize current statutory guidelines as specified in Title 21, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11, entitled "Drug Testing".
Any law enforcement officer of the state of Vermont and its municipalities including but not limited to Motor Vehicle Inspectors, State Police Officers, Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police and Municipal Police Officers, shall have the authority to enforce the rules and regulations pertaining to the Transportation of Hazardous Materials adopted by the Secretary of the Agency of Transportation.
In order to enforce the rules and regulations as adopted, the Law Enforcement Officer must satisfactorily complete a Certification Course as prescribed by the U. S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Safety Inspection Procedures and Out-Of-Service Criteria, with at least annual in-service training covering the prescribed instruction.
Any law enforcement officer in the course of enforcing these rules and regulations is authorized to enter upon, to inspect, and to examine any and all vehicles and loads carried, lands, buildings, and equipment of any person subject to these rules and regulations, and to inspect and copy any and all accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence and other documents.
Every person subject to these regulations shall submit their accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence and other documents for inspection and copying and they shall submit their vehicle and loads, land, buildings, and equipment for examination and inspection to any member of the Agency of Transportation upon demand after being furnished with appropriate identification by that person, and likewise to any law enforcement officer acting within the scope of his/her duties and authority with respect to these rules and regulations.
Each Motor Carrier who transports hazardous materials and is required to return notices, reports, and information on a periodic or incident basis under the regulations, shall likewise notify the Agency of Transportation in the same manner as is required for Federal Agencies. A copy of written reports furnished to any Federal Agency will be accepted. Reports shall be made to the Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, 120 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05603-0001. Contact by telephone may be made to the Department at (802) 828-2078. (See 49 CFR Section 171. 15; 171. 16; 174. 45; 175. 31; 176. 45; 177. 807; 390. 9; 392. 40 and Part 394).
Penalties for violations of these rules shall be as provided in 5 V. S. A. § 2001 and as adopted in "Schedule of Penalties" as prescribed in 23 V. S. A. § 2302.
B. Non Compliance Enforcement Procedures for Motor Carriers
Whenever an Inspection Report is not received by the Agency of Transportation, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit within 15 days from the date of inspection as required, a letter will be sent to the Motor Carrier/Operator along with a copy of the original inspection report. The letter will advise the Carrier/Operator that the report, with its signed certification of compliance, has not been received. It will give the Carrier/Operator an additional 10 days to return the report certifying compliance.
IV. Compliance Enforcement: (Vermont Registered Vehicles):
If the Motor Carrier/Operator does not respond to the written notification as outlined above within 30 days from the date of the original inspection, the Agency's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit will submit a request to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles asking that the Motor Carriers Registration(s) be suspended indefinitely until compliance is manifested. The Secretary, or his/her authorized representative, may demand the carrier or operator provide documentation of repair in such form as may be prescribed by the Department and an officer may also then re-inspect the vehicle(s) to determine if:
(1) Actual compliance has/has not been made: and
(2) Whether or not a Uniform Traffic Ticket/Traffic Complaint should be issued for non-compliance.
If the Motor Carrier/Operator does not respond to the written notification as outlined in paragraph III within 30 days from the date of the original inspection, the Agency's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit will submit a request to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles asking that the Motor Carrier's or operator's privilege to operate in Vermont be suspended indefinitely until compliance is manifested. The Secretary, or his/her authorized representative, may also demand the carrier or operator provide documentation of repair in such form as may be prescribed by the Department and an officer may also then re-inspect the vehicle(s) to determine if:
(2) Whether or not a Uniform Traffic Ticket and/or Vermont Traffic Complaint should be issued for noncompliance.
Hazardous Waste Transportation Vehicle Permit
1. Transporters of hazardous waste by highway, railroad or waterway shall apply for and obtain a vehicle permit from the Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles. Hazardous waste means any waste or combination of wastes as defined by 49 CFR 171. 8.
2. A permit is required for each unit used in hazardous waste transportation and is not transferable between units. A unit is defined as a truck-tractor, a trailer or a straight truck, railroad car or barge.
3. Transporters shall apply for the permit on the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for that purpose. The application shall be accompanied by the permit fee.
4. The permit will be issued annually to expire on May 1 following the date of issue.
5. The annual permit fee shall be set by statute.
6. A validated copy of the permit shall be carried with the unit at all times when transporting hazardous wastes. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a decal or other suitable identification which shall be affixed to the unit as directed.
7. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may revoke the permit during the effective period if the transporter is found to be in violation of the Agency of Transportation rules for transportation of hazardous waste.
8. Penalties for violations shall be as provided in 5 V. S. A. § 2001 or 23 V. S. A. § 2302 as is appropriate.
Transportation of Radioactive Materials: Preferred Routes
No Motor Carrier may transport Fissile Radioactive Materials [49 CFR 173. 403 (J)] or Highway Route Radioactive Materials [49 CFR 173. 403 (L)] as defined by the United States Department of Transportation except on designated preferred routes and in the manner prescribed by those regulations and parts 172, 173 and 177 of 49 CFR.
A "preferred route" shall consist of routes as defined in 49 CFR Section 177. 825, and Title 5, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 2003.
Source. June 15, 1991.
Amended. April 27, 1993, S. O. S. Rule Log #93-65.
Code of Vermont Rules, rule 14 055 001.