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23 V.S.A. § 2082
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2082. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates; penalty

§ 2082. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates; penalty|(a) A person who with fraudulent intent commits any of the following acts shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection (b) of this section:  (1) alters, forges, counterfeits, or knowingly makes or causes to be made a false official certificate of title; (2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title, or an assignment or release of a security interest, on a certificate of title or a form the Commissioner prescribes; (3) has possession of or uses a certificate of title knowing it to have been altered, forged, counterfeited, or fraudulently obtained or made; or (4) uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a material false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact in or alters information on or forges a signature on an application for a certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title.   (b) A person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than $500.00 or more than $5,000.00 or be imprisoned not less than one year or more than five years, or both. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2001, No. 69, § 7; 2015, No. 47, § 37.)
23 V.S.A. § 2083
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2083. Other offenses

§ 2083. Other offenses|(a) A person who:  (1) knowing that another person is not entitled to use or possess a certificate of title, knowingly permits that person to use or possess the certificate, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subdivision (5) of this subsection; (2) knowingly fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application for a certificate of title to the Commissioner within 30 days after the transfer or creation or satisfaction of a security interest shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subdivision (5) of this subsection; (3) knowingly fails to deliver to his or her transferee a certificate of title within 30 days after the transfer shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subdivision (5) of this subsection; (4) knowingly and without authority signs a name other than his or her own on any title, or knowingly alters or inaccurately states the chain of ownership or other information required on any title, or knowingly fails to return a certificate of title that has been fraudulently made, or knowingly has unauthorized possession of blank certificates of title or manufacturer's certificates of origin, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subdivision (5) of this subsection; (5) knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (6) of this subsection or section 2082 of this title, shall be fined not more than $2,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both; or (6) knowingly represents as his or her own or sells or transfers a motor vehicle or vessel to which he or she does not hold legal title or is not authorized by the titleholder to sell or transfer, shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both, for each offense.   (b) Absent a showing of a knowing failure to deliver as provided in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, a person who fails to deliver to his or her transferee a certificate of title within 30 days after the transfer commits a traffic violation and shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2001, No. 69, § 8; 2009, No. 39, § 6; 2011, No. 46, § 15; 2019, No. 60, § 22.)
23 V.S.A. § 2084
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2084. Report of theft, recovery of unclaimed vehicle

§ 2084. Report of theft, recovery of unclaimed vehicle|(a) An enforcement officer, sheriff, or constable who learns of the theft of a vehicle not since recovered, or of the recovery of a vehicle whose theft or conversion he or she knows or has reason to believe has been reported to the Commissioner, shall forthwith report the theft or recovery to the Commissioner.(b) An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the Commissioner, but the Commissioner may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall, forthwith after learning of its recovery, report the recovery to the Commissioner.(c) An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking, or storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of 30 days, shall, within five days after the expiration of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed to the Commissioner. A vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to the operator or his or her employee is not considered unclaimed. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this subsection forfeits all claims and liens for its garaging, parking, or storing and shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $25.00 for each day his or her failure to report continues.(d) The Commissioner shall maintain and appropriately index weekly any cumulative public records of stolen, converted, recovered, and unclaimed vehicles reported to him or her pursuant to this section. The Commissioner may make and distribute copies of the weekly records so maintained to enforcement officers upon request without fee and to others for the fee, if any, the Commissioner prescribes.(e) The Commissioner may suspend the registration of a vehicle whose theft or conversion is reported to him or her pursuant to this section; until the Commissioner learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous, he or she shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 217.)
23 V.S.A. § 2085
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2085. False report

§ 2085. False report|A person who knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vehicle to an enforcement officer or to the Commissioner shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.)
23 V.S.A. § 2086
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2086. Impeachment of defendant

§ 2086. Impeachment of defendant|In a prosecution for a crime specified in this subchapter, a certified copy of a conviction under section 2082 of this title is admissible to impeach the credibility of the defendant. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.)
23 V.S.A. § 2087
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2087. Construction with other laws

§ 2087. Construction with other laws|The penal provisions of this subchapter in no way repeal or modify any existing provision of criminal law but are additional and supplementary. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 218.)
23 V.S.A. § 2092
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2092. Issuance of salvage title

§ 2092. Issuance of salvage title|The Commissioner shall file and maintain in the manner provided in section 2017 of this title each application received and when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a salvage certificate of title, shall issue a salvage certificate of title to the vehicle. (Added 1983, No. 60, § 10; amended 1983, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
23 V.S.A. § 2093
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2093. Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vehicles

§ 2093. Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vehicles|(a) If a vehicle upon which a salvage certificate of title, a parts-only certificate, or other document indicating the vehicle is not sold for re-registration purposes has been or should have been issued by the Commissioner or by any other jurisdiction or person, or a vehicle that has been declared a totaled motor vehicle is rebuilt and restored for highway operation, the owner thereof shall not apply for a certificate of title or registration, and none shall be issued until the vehicle has been inspected by the Commissioner or his or her authorized representative. The inspection of the vehicle shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner and shall include verification of the vehicle identification number and bills of sale or titles for major component parts used to rebuild the vehicle. When necessary, a new vehicle identification number shall be attached to the vehicle as provided by section 2003 of this title. Any new title issued for such vehicles shall contain the legend "rebuilt."(b) Any person who sells, trades, or offers for sale or trade any interest in a salvaged, salvaged and rebuilt, or totaled vehicle shall disclose the fact that the vehicle has been salvaged, salvaged and rebuilt, or totaled to a prospective purchaser both orally and in writing before a sale, trade, or transfer is made. Written disclosure that the vehicle has been salvaged, salvaged and rebuilt, or totaled, in addition to being disclosed on the certificate of title as required by this subchapter, shall also be conspicuously disclosed on any bill of sale, transfer, purchase, or other agreement.(c) Failure of the seller to provide the notices required by this section shall result in the seller being required, at the option of the buyer, to refund to the buyer the purchase price, including taxes, license fees, and similar governmental charges. (Added 1983, No. 60, § 10; amended 1987, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2015, No. 50, § 19.)
23 V.S.A. § 2094
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2094. Records; inspection

§ 2094. Records; inspection|(a) Each person who purchases or in any manner acquires a motor vehicle as salvage shall keep and maintain for a period of not less than five years such records as may be prescribed by the Commissioner which are reasonably necessary to substantiate the information contained in the application required by sections 2091 and 2093 of this title. These records shall include parts and accessories obtained and used for the repair or rebuilding, or both, of a vehicle, and such financial records that will allow the Commissioner to determine if the person qualifies to become or remain licensed as a "salvage dealer."(b) The Commissioner or his or her agents may inspect and examine the books, records, premises, and vehicles on the premises of any salvage dealer during the usual business hours of the day to verify the truth and accuracy of any information furnished in connection with the provisions of this subchapter.(c) Any salvage dealer who in any manner receives a motor vehicle which does not have a plate attached to said vehicle bearing the vehicle identification number shall notify the Commissioner in writing that such a vehicle has been received within seven days. (Added 1983, No. 60, § 10; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
23 V.S.A. § 2095
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2095. Penalty

§ 2095. Penalty|(a) A person who violates any provision of section 2094 of this subchapter shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.(b) A person who violates any provision of this subchapter other than section 2094 shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Added 1983, No. 60, § 10; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
23 V.S.A. § 2151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2151. Definitions

§ 2151. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1)(A) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means:   (i) a motor vehicle that has remained on public or private property or on or along a highway for more than 48 hours without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property and has a valid registration plate or public vehicle identification number that has not been removed, destroyed, or altered; or (ii) a motor vehicle that has remained on public or private property or on or along a highway without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for any period of time if the vehicle does not have a valid registration plate or the public vehicle identification number has been removed, destroyed, or altered.  (B) "Abandoned motor vehicle" does not include a vehicle or other equipment used or to be used in construction or in the operation or maintenance of highways or public utility facilities, which is left in a manner that does not interfere with the normal movement of traffic.  (2) "Landowner" means a person who owns or leases or otherwise has authority to control use of real property. (3) "Public vehicle identification number" means the public vehicle identification number that is usually visible through the windshield and attached to the driver's side of the dashboard, instrument panel, or windshield pillar post or on the doorjamb on the driver's side of the vehicle. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
23 V.S.A. § 2152
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2152. Authorized removal of abandoned motor vehicles

§ 2152. Authorized removal of abandoned motor vehicles|(a) Public property. A law enforcement officer is authorized to remove or cause removal of an abandoned motor vehicle from public property, and may contact a towing service for its removal, based upon personal observation by the officer that the vehicle is an abandoned motor vehicle.(b) Private property.  (1) A law enforcement officer is authorized to remove or cause removal of an abandoned motor vehicle from private property, and may contact a towing service for its removal, based upon the request of the landowner on whose property the vehicle is located and information indicating that the vehicle is an abandoned motor vehicle. (2) A landowner of private property is authorized to remove or cause removal of an abandoned motor vehicle from that property or to any other place on any property of the landowner, and may contact a towing service for its removal. A landowner who removes or causes removal of an abandoned motor vehicle shall immediately notify the police agency in the jurisdiction from which the vehicle is removed and provide the registration plate number, the public vehicle identification number, if available, and the make, model, and color of the vehicle. The landowner may remove the vehicle from the place where it is discovered to any other place on any property owned by him or her, or cause the vehicle to be removed by a towing service under the provisions of this subsection, without incurring any civil liability to the owner of the abandoned vehicle. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
23 V.S.A. § 2153
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2153. Abandoned motor vehicle certification

§ 2153. Abandoned motor vehicle certification|(a) A landowner on whose property an abandoned motor vehicle is located shall apply to the Department for an abandoned motor vehicle certification on forms supplied by the Department within 30 days of the date the vehicle was discovered on or brought to the property unless the vehicle has been removed from the property. An abandoned motor vehicle certification form shall indicate the date that the abandoned motor vehicle was discovered or brought to the property; the make, color, model, and location of the vehicle; the name, address, and telephone number of the landowner; and a certification of the public vehicle identification number, if any, to be recorded by a law enforcement officer. This subsection shall not be construed as creating a private right of action against the landowner.(b) Upon receipt of an abandoned motor vehicle certification form, the Commissioner shall attempt to identify and notify the owner of the vehicle as required by section 2154 of this title. If no owner can be determined by the Commissioner within the time period allowed by section 2154 of this title, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of abandoned motor vehicle with appropriate title or salvage title, or both, and the vehicle may be disposed of in the manner set forth in section 2156 of this title. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
23 V.S.A. § 2154
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2154. Identification and reclamation of abandoned motor vehicles

§ 2154. Identification and reclamation of abandoned motor vehicles|(a) The Department shall make a reasonable attempt to locate an owner of an abandoned motor vehicle.  (1) If the abandoned motor vehicle is not identifiable by its registration plates or public vehicle identification number, and if no owner can be determined within 21 days of the date of receipt of the abandoned motor vehicle certification form, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of abandoned motor vehicle with an appropriate title or salvage title. (2) If the abandoned motor vehicle is identifiable by its registration plates or public vehicle identification number, the Department shall, within three business days of receipt of the form for certification of abandoned motor vehicle, send notice to the last known registered owner and lienholder of the vehicle. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall advise the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle's location and a telephone number where additional information about the motor vehicle may be obtained. If the receipt is not returned to the Department within seven business days, the Commissioner shall, by first-class mail, send a second notice. Within 21 days of sending the second notice, the last known registered owner or lienholder may reclaim and retrieve the motor vehicle by presenting to the Department satisfactory evidence of ownership and paying or arranging to pay any fees or charges authorized by section 2155 of this title. If the last known registered owner or lienholder fails or refuses to reclaim the motor vehicle within 21 days of the second mailing, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of abandoned motor vehicle with appropriate title or salvage title.   (b) An owner or lienholder may reclaim an abandoned motor vehicle by presenting to the Department satisfactory evidence of ownership, and paying or reimbursing, or making arrangements to pay or reimburse, the towing agency, the Department, or the landowner, as the case may be, any towing fee or storage charges permitted under section 2155 of this title. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
23 V.S.A. § 2155
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2155. Fees and charges

§ 2155. Fees and charges|(a) Towing fees. For towing an abandoned motor vehicle from private property, a towing service may charge a reasonable fee to be paid by the vehicle owner or the landowner of the private property.(b) Storage charges. In addition to any towing fee, an owner or lienholder reclaiming an abandoned motor vehicle may be charged and shall pay a fee for the costs of storage of the vehicle, except that no fee may be charged for storage for any period preceding the date upon which the form for abandoned motor vehicle certification is sent to the Department. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
23 V.S.A. § 2156
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2156. Disposal of abandoned motor vehicles

§ 2156. Disposal of abandoned motor vehicles|(a) If the Commissioner issues the certificate of abandoned motor vehicle, title to the motor vehicle shall pass to the holder of the certificate of abandoned motor vehicle, free from all claims of the owner or prior holder of the motor vehicle, and of all persons claiming through or under the owner or prior holder. The Commissioner shall issue an appropriate title or salvage title of the motor vehicle at no charge.(b) Except for intentionally inflicted damage or gross negligence, neither the State nor any of its agents or employees shall be liable to the owner for any damage to the motor vehicle during the period in which the State retains custody. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 2157
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2157. Municipal enforcement

§ 2157. Municipal enforcement|The provisions of this subchapter shall not preempt any municipal abandoned motor vehicle ordinance. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 2158
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2158. Fees for towing; public property; funding

§ 2158. Fees for towing; public property; funding|(a) A towing service may charge a fee of up to $40.00 for towing an abandoned motor vehicle from public property under the provisions of sections 2151-2157 of this title. This fee shall be paid to the towing service upon the issuance by the Department of Motor Vehicles of a certificate of abandoned motor vehicles under section 2156 of this title. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the Commissioner of Finance and Management who shall issue payment to the towing service for vehicles removed from public property. Payments under this section shall terminate upon the payment of a total of $16,000.00 for towing abandoned motor vehicles from public property in any fiscal year. A towing company shall not be eligible for more than 50 percent of this annual allocation.(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to expend up to $16,000.00 of the Department's annual appropriation for the purpose of this section. (Added 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 53.)