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23 V.S.A. § 805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 805. Waiver of defenses against injured party

§ 805. Waiver of defenses against injured party|When evidence of the insuring of a person, convicted of a violation of a motor vehicle law within the terms of this title, is offered as proof of financial responsibility, the presentation of such proof shall include certification that the policy of insurance or indemnity bond has a certificate waiving, as against injured persons, all defenses based on false representation or breach of warranties as set forth in the application for the policy of insurance or indemnity bond by the insured attached. Such contract, bond, or policy of insurance shall be for the benefit of a person injured in person or property, to the amounts indicated, to satisfy the legal liability of the insured. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 165.)
23 V.S.A. § 806
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 806. Additional evidence

§ 806. Additional evidence|Additional evidence of financial responsibility shall be furnished the Commissioner at any time upon his or her request therefor.
23 V.S.A. § 807
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 807. Bond

§ 807. Bond|The bond shall be held by the Commissioner to satisfy an execution issued against such person in a case arising out of damage caused by the operation of a motor vehicle owned by such person.
23 V.S.A. § 809
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 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.)
23 V.S.A. § 810
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 810. Uncompensated victims; reporting requirements

§ 810. Uncompensated victims; reporting requirements|The Commissioner of Financial Regulation, with cooperation of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Public Safety, shall direct any company issuing policies in this State insuring against liability arising out of the maintenance, ownership, or use of any motor vehicle to provide such information, reports, and data as the Commissioner determines will reasonably identify the number and characteristics of uninsured motorists and uncompensated victims of automobile crashes in the State in order to recommend policies designed to further reduce the numbers of uncompensated victims of motor vehicle crashes. As a condition of conducting business in the State, any company writing such policies shall comply with the directives of the Commissioner. (Added 1985, No. 77, § 5; amended 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(b); 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 841
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 841. Compulsory liability insurance or a surety bond

§ 841. Compulsory liability insurance or a surety bond|Before a jitney is used in the carrying of passengers for hire, the owner thereof shall procure a contract or policy of insurance issued by a liability insurance company authorized to transact business in this State, or a surety bond executed by such owner and having a surety company authorized to transact business in this State as surety thereon, which insurance or surety bond shall indemnify the insured against any legal liability to the passengers in the jitney or others, for personal injury, the death of a person, or property damage, which injury, death, or damage may result from or have been caused by the use or operation of a motor vehicle covered by such policy of insurance or such bond.
23 V.S.A. § 842
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 842. Insurer or surety as co-defendant

§ 842. Insurer or surety as co-defendant|The insurer or surety may be made co-defendant with the owner of such jitney in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.
23 V.S.A. § 843
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 843. Amount of insurance or bond

§ 843. Amount of insurance or bond|The amount of insurance or bond shall be a minimum of $50,000.00 for injury to or death of any one person in any crash subject to a minimum limit per crash of $100,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity of seven passengers or less, subject to a minimum limit per crash of $250,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity from eight to 12 passengers inclusive, subject to a minimum limit per crash of $300,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity from 13 to 20 passengers inclusive, subject to a minimum limit per crash of $350,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity from 21 to 30 passengers inclusive, subject to a minimum limit per crash of $300,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity exceeding 30 passengers, and $50,000.00 from damages to property in any crash. (Amended 1965, No. 109, § 1; 1981, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.)
23 V.S.A. § 881
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 881. Compulsory liability insurance or bond

§ 881. Compulsory liability insurance or bond|The Commissioner shall not register a motor bus, and a person shall not operate or cause to be operated upon any public highway a motor bus, until the owner thereof has procured insurance or a bond having a surety company authorized to transact business in this State as surety thereon. The insurance or surety bond shall indemnify the insured against any legal liability for personal injury or the death of any person or property damage, which injury, death, or damage results from or is caused by the use or operation of the motor bus described in the contract of insurance or such bond. (Amended 2015, No. 47, § 22.)
23 V.S.A. § 882
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 882. Insurer or surety as co-defendant

§ 882. Insurer or surety as co-defendant|The insurer or surety may be made a co-defendant with the owner of such motor bus in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.
23 V.S.A. § 883
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 883. Amount of insurance or bond

§ 883. Amount of insurance or bond|The amount of insurance or of such bond that an owner of a motor bus shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury, death, or property damage shall be determined by the Transportation Board. Such policy or bond shall also indemnify the insured against legal liability resulting from damage to property to the amount of $2,000.00. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2015, No. 47, § 23.)
23 V.S.A. § 884
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 884. Proof of insurance; notice of cancellation

§ 884. Proof of insurance; notice of cancellation|A company issuing such insurance or indemnity bond shall file with the Commissioner proof that the required insurance or indemnity bond has been issued as shall be satisfactory to the Commissioner and such insurance or bond shall not lapse, expire, or be cancelled while the registration is in force until at least 20 days' written notice of an intention to cancel has been given to the Commissioner. Upon receipt of the notice, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the insured of such intention to cancel, and that if other insurance or indemnity bond is not furnished within 15 days thereafter, the registration of the motor buses of the insured shall be cancelled and the number plates of such motor buses will be taken up by the Commissioner. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 166.)
23 V.S.A. § 885
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 885. Waiver of defenses against injured party

§ 885. Waiver of defenses against injured party|When evidence of insurance is offered to the Commissioner that a contract or policy of insurance issued by a liability insurance company or a surety bond has been procured in accordance with the provisions of section 881 of this title, the presentation of such proof shall include certification that the policy of insurance or bond includes or has appended a certificate waiving, as against injured persons, all defenses based on false representations or breach of warranties as set forth in the application for the policy of liability insurance or indemnity bond by the insured. Such contract or policy of insurance or surety bond shall be for the benefit of a person injured in person or property, to the amounts indicated, to satisfy the legal liability of the insured. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 167.)
23 V.S.A. § 886
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 886. Injured person may obtain name and description of insurer

§ 886. Injured person may obtain name and description of insurer|A person injured in person or property by a motor bus may apply to the Commissioner for the name and description of the insurer of the motor bus causing such injury, or the name of the surety upon any indemnity bond or the owner thereof.
23 V.S.A. § 887
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 887. Penalties

§ 887. Penalties|A person who violates a provision of sections 881-886 of this title shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
23 V.S.A. § 888
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 888. Alternative form of security

§ 888. Alternative form of security|In lieu of all or part of the insurance or bond required by section 881 of this title, a motor bus owner may file with the Commissioner a bond conditioned for the payment and discharge of all liability described in section 881 of this title provided the policy of insurance, if any, or bond is approved by an order of the Transportation Board filed with the Commissioner determining the amount, if any, of insurance to be procured and the amount of a bond in addition to or in substitution for insurance. The Board may approve a bond without surety if it determines, by order made upon proper showing, that a surety on the bond is not required by the public interest because of the proven financial responsibility of the obligor, or because of collateral security consisting of deposits in a Vermont bank or negotiable securities held by such bank as trustee, or a combination thereof, pledged to secure the performance of the bond upon terms and conditions prescribed by the Board. If the order requires insurance or a surety bond, the policy of insurance or surety bond shall be executed by a company authorized to do business in this State. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2015, No. 47, § 24; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 168.)
23 V.S.A. § 921
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 921. Liability insurance

§ 921. Liability insurance|A motor vehicle owned or hired by a board of school directors shall not be operated in the transportation of schoolchildren at any time when the owner and operator thereof is not insured under a liability policy issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this State to indemnify against liability for damages for personal injuries or damages to property. The amount of insurance shall be a minimum of $100,000.00 for injury to or death of any one person in any crash, subject to a minimum limit per crash of $300,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle has a seating capacity of nine passengers or less. If the vehicle has a seating capacity in excess of nine passengers, the amount of insurance shall be a minimum of $300,000.00 for injury to or death of any one person in any crash and subject to a minimum limit per crash of $500,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash. In addition, a minimum limit of $50,000.00 per occurrence for property damage shall be required. It shall be the duty of the school directors to require the filing, by or with them, of proof that the insurance is in force prior to the opening of each school year and that it is kept in force so long as schoolchildren are being transported. A person who violates a provision of this section shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. This section shall not apply to any person who transports only his or her own children, whether with or without compensation. (Amended 1965, No. 109, § 2; 1975, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 942
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 942. Binders and renewal endorsements; binders of insurance

§ 942. Binders and renewal endorsements; binders of insurance|An insurer authorized to issue automobile liability insurance may issue a binder, in lieu of a policy, and issue a renewal endorsement or evidence of renewal of an existing policy. Renewal endorsements and binders shall be deemed to include provisions in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted in furtherance thereof. (Added 1967, No. 374 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 170.)
23 V.S.A. § 943
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 11 - Financial Responsibility and Insurance|§ 943. Provisions in insurance policies

§ 943. Provisions in insurance policies|All policies of motor vehicle liability insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this State shall be deemed to include provisions in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted in furtherance thereof. (Added 1967, No. 374 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 171.)
23 V.S.A. § 1001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1001. Rules

§ 1001. Rules|(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules:  (1) relating to motor vehicle equipment in all cases where its use is not defined in this title and whenever the use or nonuse, contrary to the rules, in the judgment of the Commissioner, may render the operation of the motor vehicle hazardous or unlawful; (2) restricting or prohibiting the use of pictures, advertising matter, or other thing placed on or over any transparent part of a motor vehicle; (3) relating to any other matter or thing that, in his or her judgment, may hinder or impede the operator in the safe and careful operation of a motor vehicle; (4) in explanation of and in addition to, but not inconsistent with, the provisions of this title concerning any matter or thing that, in his or her judgment, may render the operation of motor vehicles safer and lessen motor vehicle crashes and resulting injuries or fatalities.   (b) The Commissioner may adopt rules uniform with the regulations of the federal agency having jurisdiction over motor vehicles subject to federal law so far as the regulations are applicable to the vehicles or to vehicles of the same type not subject to federal law, or to both.(c) The Commissioner shall adopt rules under this section only in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1975, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 172.)
23 V.S.A. § 1003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1003. State speed zones

§ 1003. State speed zones|(a) When the Traffic Committee constituted under 19 V.S.A. § 1(24) determines, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that shall take into account, if applicable, safe speeds within school zones (or safe speeds within 200 feet of school district-operated prekindergarten program facilities owned or leased by a school district) when children are traveling to or from such schools or facilities, that a maximum speed limit established by this chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under conditions found to exist at any place or upon any part of a State highway, including the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, it may determine and declare a reasonable and safe limit that is effective when appropriate signs stating the limit are erected. This limit may be declared to be effective at all times or at times indicated upon the signs; and differing limits may be established for different times of day, different types of vehicles, varying weather conditions, or based on other factors bearing on safe speeds, which are effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or alterable signs.(b) When establishing a maximum speed limit on a State highway contiguous to a school, the Traffic Committee shall consider, along with the engineering and traffic investigation, data collected for the purpose of promulgating a school travel plan under the Vermont Safe Routes to School Program. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 2003, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 50, § 100; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 40, eff. May 26, 2010.)
23 V.S.A. § 1004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1004. Interstate highway rules

§ 1004. Interstate highway rules|(a) The Traffic Committee has exclusive authority to make and publish, and from time to time may alter, amend, or repeal, rules pertaining to vehicular, pedestrian, and animal traffic, and the public safety on the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and other limited access and controlled access highways within this State. The rules and any amendments or revisions may be made by the Committee only in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. The rules shall be consistent with accepted motor vehicle codes or standards, shall be consistent with law, and shall not be unreasonable or discriminatory in respect to persons engaged in like, similar, or competitive activities. The rules are applicable only to the extent that they are not in conflict with regulations or orders issued by any agency of the United States having jurisdiction and shall be drawn with due consideration for the desirability of uniformity of law of the several states of the United States.(b) Rules authorized by this section are effective on interstate and other limited access and controlled access highways only, taking precedence over those then in force and future highway laws and rules applicable to highways generally; however, the general highway laws and rules are effective on interstate highways until properly authorized rules providing otherwise are adopted.(c) Rules, together with alterations and amendments of rules, made under this section have the force of law, and violations shall be traffic violations under section 2302 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1973, No. 16, § 2, eff. March 1, 1973; 2003, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. May 26, 2010.)
23 V.S.A. § 1005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1005. Regulation of parking

§ 1005. Regulation of parking|The Traffic Committee may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway under its jurisdiction where, in its opinion, stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic. The signs shall be official signs, and no individual may stop, stand, or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 173.)
23 V.S.A. § 1006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1006. Stopping at railroad crossings

§ 1006. Stopping at railroad crossings|The Traffic Committee may designate particularly dangerous railroad grade crossings, and the Agency of Transportation shall erect stop signs at each. The expense of erecting these stop signs shall be borne by the Agency of Transportation. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; 1983, No. 25, § 1; amended 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
23 V.S.A. § 1006a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Operation of Vehicles|§ 1006a. Highways; emergency closure

§ 1006a. Highways; emergency closure|(a) The Traffic Committee may close any part or all of any State highway to public travel to protect the health, safety, or welfare of the public. In such event, the Agency may maintain a detour comprising State or town highways, or both, around the closed section. If the Agency maintains a detour on a town highway, it shall be responsible for repairing any damage to the town highway caused by the detoured traffic.(b) The Traffic Committee may establish a temporary speed limit within that portion of the State highways that is being reconstructed or maintained. The limit shall be effective when appropriate signs stating the limit are erected.(c) Under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Traffic Committee shall adopt such rules as are necessary to administer this section and may delegate this authority to the Agency of Transportation.(d) Notwithstanding the maximum penalty established in section 2302 of this title and the waiver penalties established under 4 V.S.A. § 1102(d), the civil penalty for violating a speed limit established under subsection (b) of this section shall be twice the penalty for a non-worksite speed limit violation. (Added 1975, No. 4, eff. Feb. 14, 1975; amended 1991, No. 15, § 1; 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2013, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2015, No. 23, § 123; 2015, No. 47, § 25; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)