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23 V.S.A. § 3820
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3820. Issuance of new certificate

§ 3820. Issuance of new certificate|(a) The Commissioner, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.(b) The Commissioner, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to him or her, the Commissioner shall make demand from the holder.(c) The Commissioner shall file and retain every surrendered certificate of title for five years. The file shall be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle designated. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2011, No. 46, § 22.)
23 V.S.A. § 3821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3821. Suspension or revocation of certificate

§ 3821. Suspension or revocation of certificate|(a) The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with section 3804 of this chapter, if he or she finds:  (1) the certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or (2) the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed.   (b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.(c) When the Commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the Commissioner.(d) The Commissioner may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
23 V.S.A. § 3822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3822. Certain liens and security interests not affected

§ 3822. Certain liens and security interests not affected|This chapter does not apply to or affect:  (1) a lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle; (2) a lien given by statute to the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State; (3) a security interest in a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes free of the security interest. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)
23 V.S.A. § 3824
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3824. Duties on creation of security interest

§ 3824. Duties on creation of security interest|If an owner creates a security interest in a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle:  (1) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided on the certificate of title or on a separate form the Commissioner prescribes, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his or her security agreement, and cause the certificate, the application, and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder. (2) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, the application, and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the Commissioner. (3) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the Commissioner or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the Commissioner with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his or her security agreement. (4) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the application, and the required fee, the Commissioner shall either endorse the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
23 V.S.A. § 3825
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3825. Assignment of security interest

§ 3825. Assignment of security interest|(a) A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his or her security interest in the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as lienholder on the certificate.(b) The assignee may, but need not to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as lienholder, upon delivering to the Commissioner the certificate and an assignment by the lienholder named in the certificate in the form the Commissioner prescribes. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj Sess.), § 21.)
23 V.S.A. § 3826
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3826. Release of security interest

§ 3826. Release of security interest|(a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, he or she shall, within 10 days after demand and, in any event, within 30 days, execute a release of his or her security interest, in the space provided on the certificate or as the Commissioner prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate and release to the next lienholder named, or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. The owner, other than a dealer holding the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle for resale, shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the Commissioner, who shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.(b) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within 10 days after demand and, in any event, within 30 days execute a release in the form the Commissioner prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either deliver the certificate to the owner, or the person authorized by him or her, for delivery to the Commissioner or, upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the Commissioner, who shall release the subordinate lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
23 V.S.A. § 3827
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3827. Lienholder to furnish information

§ 3827. Lienholder to furnish information|A lienholder named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to his or her security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 3828
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3828. Method of perfecting security interest exclusive

§ 3828. Method of perfecting security interest exclusive|The method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are exempted from the provisions of law that otherwise require or relate to the filing of instruments creating or evidencing security interests. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 3829
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3829. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates

§ 3829. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates|(a) No person shall with fraudulent intent:  (1) alter, forge, or counterfeit a certificate of title; (2) alter or forge 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) possess or use a certificate of title knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited; or (4) use a false or fictitious name or address, or make a material false statement, or fail to disclose a security interest, or conceal any other material fact, in an application for a certificate of title or a duplicate certificate of title.   (b) A person convicted under this section shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or be imprisoned for not less than one year or for more than five years, or both. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
23 V.S.A. § 3830
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3830. Other offenses

§ 3830. Other offenses|(a) No person shall:  (1) with fraudulent intent, permit another, not otherwise entitled, to use or have possession of a certificate of title; (2) willfully fail to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application to the Commissioner within 10 days after the time required by this chapter; (3) willfully fail to deliver to his or her transferee a certificate of title within 10 days after the time required by this chapter; or (4) willfully violate any provision of this chapter, except as provided in section 3829 of this title.   (b) A person convicted under this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 252.)
23 V.S.A. § 3831
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3831. Report of theft; recovery of unclaimed vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle

§ 3831. Report of theft; recovery of unclaimed vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle|(a) An enforcement officer, sheriff, or constable who learns of the theft of a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle not since recovered, or of the recovery of a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 reported the theft or conversion of a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles for the public, in which a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of 30 days, shall, within five days after the expiration of that period, report the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle as unclaimed, to the Commissioner. A vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this subsection forfeits all claims and liens for its garaging, parking, or storing and shall be fined 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 vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain 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 vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
23 V.S.A. § 3832
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3832. False report

§ 3832. False report|A person who knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to an enforcement officer or to the Commissioner shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)
23 V.S.A. § 3833
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3833. Dismantling or destruction of vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles

§ 3833. Dismantling or destruction of vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles|(a) Except for vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles for which no certificate of title is required pursuant to section 3807 of this title, any person who purchases or in any manner acquires a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle as salvage who scraps, dismantles, or destroys a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or any insurance company or representative of an insurance company who declares a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to be a total loss, shall make application for a salvage certificate of title within 15 days of the time the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is purchased or otherwise acquired as salvage, scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed, or declared a total loss. The application shall be accompanied by:  (1) any certificate of title; and (2) any other information or documents that the Commissioner may reasonably require to establish ownership of the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of any security interest in the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle.   (b) When a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is destroyed by crushing for scrap, the person causing the destruction shall immediately mail or deliver to the Commissioner the certificate of title, if any, endorsed "crushed" and signed by the person, accompanied by the original plate showing the original identification number. The plate shall not be removed until such time as the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is crushed.(c) This section shall not apply to, and salvage certificates shall not be required for, unrecovered stolen vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles or vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles stolen and recovered in an undamaged condition, provided that the original vessel, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle identification number plate has not been removed, altered, or destroyed, and the number on the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is identical with that on the original title certificate. (Added 2009, No. 39, § 7.)
23 V.S.A. § 3834
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3834. Issuance of salvage title

§ 3834. Issuance of salvage title|The Commissioner shall file and maintain in the manner provided in section 3010 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 vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle. (Added 2009, No. 39, § 8.)
23 V.S.A. § 3835
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3835. Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles

§ 3835. Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles|(a) If a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle upon which a salvage certificate of title, a parts-only certificate, or other document indicating the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle is not sold for reregistration purposes has been or should have been issued by the Commissioner or by any other jurisdiction or person, or if a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle that has been declared totaled is rebuilt and restored for operation, the owner shall not apply for a certificate of title or registration, and none shall be issued, until the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle has been inspected by the Commissioner or his or her authorized representative. The inspection of the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner and shall include verification of the identification number and bills of sale or titles for major component parts used to rebuild the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle. When necessary, a new identification number shall be attached to the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle as provided by section 2003 of this title. Any new title issued for these vessels, snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles shall contain the legend "rebuilt."(b) Any person who sells, trades, or offers for sale or trade to a prospective purchaser any interest in a salvaged, salvaged and rebuilt, or totaled vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle shall disclose the fact that the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle has been salvaged, salvaged and rebuilt, or totaled both orally and in writing before a sale, trade, or transfer is made. Written disclosure that the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 2009, No. 39, § 9; amended 2015, No. 50, § 22.)
23 V.S.A. § 3836
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3836. Records; inspection

§ 3836. Records; inspection|(a) Each person who purchases or in any manner acquires a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 that are reasonably necessary to substantiate the information contained in the application required by sections 3833 and 3835 of this title. These records shall include parts and accessories obtained and used for the repair or rebuilding, or both, of a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain 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 section and section 3833 of this chapter.(c) Any salvage dealer who in any manner receives a vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle that does not have a plate attached to the vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle bearing the vehicle identification number shall notify the Commissioner in writing that such a vessel, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle has been received within seven days. (Added 2009, No. 39, § 10; amended 2021, No. 76, § 32.)
23 V.S.A. § 3837
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 36 - Titling of Vessels, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles|§ 3837. Penalty

§ 3837. Penalty|(a) A person who violates any provision of section 3836 of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.(b) A person who violates section 3833 or 3835 of this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Added 2009, No. 39, § 11.)
23 V.S.A. § 3901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 37 - Driver License Compact|§ 3901. The compact

§ 3901. The compact|The Driver License Compact, hereinafter called "the compact," is entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining, in the form substantially as follows. (Added 1987, No. 62, § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 3902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 37 - Driver License Compact|§ 3902. Findings and declaration of policy- Article I

§ 3902. Findings and declaration of policy- Article I|(a) The party states find that:  (1) the safety of their highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state and local laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles; (2) violation of state law or municipal ordinances is evidence that the violator engages in conduct that is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property; (3) the continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.   (b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:  (1) promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative rules relating to the operation of motor vehicles by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where operators drive motor vehicles; (2) make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility for licensure more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances, and administrative rules as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.