23 V.S.A. § 2502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 25 - Motor Vehicle Violations; Point System|§ 2502. Point assessment; schedule

§ 2502. Point assessment; schedule|(a) Unless the assessment of points is waived by a Superior judge or a Judicial Bureau hearing officer in the interests of justice and in accordance with subsection 2501(b) of this title, a person operating a motor vehicle shall have points assessed against his or her driving record for convictions for moving violations of the indicated motor vehicle statutes in accord with the following schedule: (All references are to this title of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.)  (1) Two points assessed for:       (A)               § 601.                           License required;       (B)               § 602.                           Exceptions for farm tractors                                                                and highway equipment;       (C)               § 611.                           Possession of license                                                                certificate;       (D)               § 612.                           Restrictions of license;       (E)               § 614.                           Rights under license;       (F)                § 615.                           Unlicensed operators;       (G)               § 1004.                         Interstate highway regulations;       (H)               § 1008.                         Regulations in municipalities;       (I)                § 1009.                         Restrictions on                                                                controlled-access roadway;       (J)             §§ 1021 and 1022.          Failure to obey                                                                traffic-control signals;       (K)               § 1024.                         Failure to obey flashing                                                                signals;       (L)               § 1026.                         Failure to obey lane control                                                                signals;       (M)              § 1031.                         Illegal driving to right;       (N)               § 1032.                         Failure to keep to the right                                                                of center when meeting                                                                oncoming traffic;       (O)               § 1037.                         One-way roadways and rotaries;       (P)                § 1038.                         Driving on roadways laned for                                                                traffic;       (Q)               § 1041.                         Restricted access roadways;       (R)               § 1046.                         Failure to yield right of way                                                                at intersection;       (S)             § 1047.                            Failure to turn to left                                                                properly;       (T)               § 1048.                         Failure to stop or yield at                                                                intersections;       (U)               § 1049.                         Failure of vehicle to yield                                                                right of way when entering                                                                from private road;       (V)                                                    [Repealed.]       (W)              § 1059.                         Driving through safety zone;       (X)               § 1061.                         Illegal turning at                                                                intersections;       (Y)               § 1062.                         Turning prohibited;       (Z)               § 1063.                         Unsafe starting of parked                                                                vehicle;       (AA)            § 1064.                         Failure to use required                                                                signals;       (BB)            § 1065.                         Improper use of hand signals;       (CC)            § 1071.                         Illegal driving on or near                                                                railroad grade crossing;       (DD)            § 1072.                         Failure to stop at railroad                                                                crossings;       (EE)             § 1073.                         Improper crossing at a                                                                railroad grade by heavy                                                                equipment;       (FF)             § 1074.                         Improper emerging from                                                                driveway;       (GG)            § 1081.                         Basic rule and maximum limits;       (HH)            § 1082.                         Slow-moving vehicles;       (II)               § 1083.                         Special speed limitations;       (JJ)               § 1092.                         Damaging surface of road;       (KK)            § 1093.                         Smoke screen device;       (LL)(i)        § 1095.                         Entertainment picture visible                                                                to operator;              (ii)        § 1095a(d)(3).                          Junior operator use of                                                                portable electronic device                                                                outside work or school zone;            (iii)       § 1095b(c)(3).               Use of portable electronic                                                               device outside work or school zone;       (MM)        § 1099(c)(3)                  Texting outside work or                                                      school zone;           (NN)            § 1113.                         Illegal backing;       (OO)            § 1114.                         Illegal riding on motorcycles;       (PP)             § 1115.                         Illegal operation of                                                                motorcycles on roadways laned                                                                for traffic;       (QQ)            § 1116.                         Clinging to other vehicles;       (RR)            § 1117.                         Illegal footrests and                                                                handlebars;       (SS)             § 1118.                         Obstructing the driver's view;       (TT)             § 1119.                         Improper opening and closing                                                                vehicle doors;       (UU)            § 1121.                         Coasting prohibited;       (VV)            § 1122.                         Following fire apparatus                                                                prohibited;       (WW)          § 1123.                         Driving over fire hose;       (XX)            § 1124.                         Position of operator;       (YY)            § 1127.                         Unsafe control in presence of                                                                animals;       (ZZ)             § 1131.                         Failure to give warning signal;       (AAA)         § 1132.                         Illegal driving on sidewalk;       (BBB)         § 1243.                         Lighting requirements;       (CCC)                                              [Repealed.]       (DDD)         § 1257.                         Eye protection;       (EEE)          § 800.                           Operating without financial                                                                responsibility;        (FFF)                                                All other moving violations                                                                that have no specified points;       (2) Three points assessed for:       (A)               § 1033.                         Illegal passing on the left;       (B)               § 1034.                         Illegal passing on the right;       (C)               § 1035.                         Limitations on passing;       (D)               § 1036.                         No passing zone;       (E)               § 1039.                         Following too closely;       (F)                § 1040.                         Improper driving on divided                                                                highway;       (3) Four points assessed for:       (A)               § 1012.                         Failure to obey enforcement                                                                officer;       (B)               § 1013.                         Authority of enforcement                                                                officers;       (C)               § 1051.                         Failure to yield to pedestrian;       (D)               § 1057.                         Failure to yield to persons                                                                who are blind;       (E)               § 1095a(d)(2)               Junior operator use of                                                                portable electronic device in                                             work or school zone - first                                                                      offense;       (F)               § 1095b(c)(2).              Use of portable electronic                                                                device in work or school zone                                                                - first offense;       (G)               § 1099(c)(2)                Texting in work or school                                                      zone - first offense;            (4) Five points assessed for:       (A)               § 1050.                         Failure to yield to emergency                                                                vehicles;       (B)               § 1075.                         Illegal passing of school bus;       (C)               § 1099(c)(2).               Texting in work or school                                                       zone - second and subsequent          offense;                (D)               § 1095a(d)(2).              Junior operator use of                                                                portable electronic device in                                                                work or school zone - second                                                                and subsequent offenses;       (E)               § 1095b(c)(2).              Use of portable electronic                                                                device in work or school zone                                                                - second and subsequent                                                                offenses;       (5) Ten points assessed for:       (A)                                                    [Repealed.]       (B)               § 1091.                         Negligent operation;       (C)               § 1094.                         Operation without owner's                                                                consent and aggravated                                                                operation without owner's                                                                consent;       (D)               § 1128.                         Failure to stop when involved                                                                in a crash;       (E)               § 1133.                         Attempting to elude a police officer.  (6) Two points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit. (7) Three points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit. (8) Five points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit. (9) Eight points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit.   (b) Two additional points shall be assessed for any violation that has resulted in a crash that was the fault of the violator, provided that before these additional points are added a determination on fault must have been made. (Added 1977, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; amended 1985, No. 77, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1985, No. 85 § 9; 1989, No. 68, § 9, eff. Dec. 1, 1989; 1989, No. 109, § 4, eff. July 1, 1990; 1991, No. 55, §§ 14, 15; 1999, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2011, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 57, § 27, eff. July 1, 2013 in part and Jan. 1, 2014 in part; 2013, No. 57, § 31b; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 148; 2013, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; 2015, No. 47, § 43; 2015, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2017, No. 71, § 13; 2017, No. 74, § 61a; 2019, No. 60, § 29; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)