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23 V.S.A. § 321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 321. Procedure upon transfer

§ 321. Procedure upon transfer|Upon the transfer of ownership of any registered motor vehicle, its registration shall expire. The person in whose name the transferred vehicle was registered shall immediately return to the Commissioner the registration certificate assigned to the transferred vehicle, with the date of transfer and the name and residence of the new owner endorsed on the back. However, the Commissioner may accept any other satisfactory evidence of the date of transfer and new ownership. The transferor shall immediately remove the registration number plates from the transferred vehicle and may attach the registration number plates to another unregistered motor vehicle owned by him or her and the owner or operator shall not, for a period of 60 days, be subject to a civil penalty for the operation of the latter motor vehicle without the proper registration certificate, provided he or she has, within 24 hours of the transfer, made application, as provided in section 323 of this title, for transfer of the registration number plates. If such application for transfer is not so received by the Commissioner, the number plates shall be returned to the Commissioner at the end of five days after the transfer of ownership. (Amended 1975, No. 68, § 1, eff. April 18, 1975; 1987, No. 112, § 8; 2017, No. 71, § 6; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 145.)
23 V.S.A. § 322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 322. Failure to return certificate upon sale of vehicle

§ 322. Failure to return certificate upon sale of vehicle|Except as provided in section 321 of this title, a person shall return to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles the registration certificate and number plates of any motor vehicle when the vehicle is sold or exchanged by the person, together with the notice of the sale, when required by this subchapter. (Amended 1971, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 112, § 9.)
23 V.S.A. § 323
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 323. Transfer fees

§ 323. Transfer fees|A person who transfers the ownership of a registered motor vehicle to another, upon the filing of a new application and upon the payment of a fee of $25.00, may have registered in his or her name another motor vehicle for the remainder of the registration period without payment of any additional registration fee, provided the proper registration fee of the motor vehicle sought to be registered is the same as the registration fee of the transferred motor vehicle. However, if the proper registration fee of the motor vehicle sought to be registered by such person is greater than the registration fee of the transferred motor vehicle, the applicant shall pay, in addition to such fee of $25.00, the difference between the registration fee of the motor vehicle previously registered and the proper fee for the registration of the motor vehicle sought to be registered. (Amended 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 90, § 2; 1979, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, Pt. IV, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; 1989, No. 51, § 15; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; 2009, No. 50, § 40; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
23 V.S.A. § 324
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 324. Use of old number plates

§ 324. Use of old number plates|When ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, the transferer may attach the registration number plates to another motor vehicle owned by him or her and register the same in accordance with the provisions of sections 321, 323, and 325 of this title only if such transferred vehicle and such other vehicle are both of the pleasure car type, both motor trucks or tractors, both motor buses, or both motorcycles, except that a pleasure car registration and a truck registration shall be mutually transferable on payment of the difference in registration fees. (Amended 1965, No. 120, § 3; 1975, No. 55.)
23 V.S.A. § 325
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 325. Refund of part of old registration fee

§ 325. Refund of part of old registration fee|If the registration fee of the motor vehicle sought to be registered is less than the registration fee of the transferred motor vehicle, the Commissioner shall certify to the Commissioner of Finance and Management the facts pertinent to the difference of such registration fees, giving the name of the owner of such motor vehicle, his or her address, the amount of the original registration fee paid, the date of application for transfer, and the correct fee for the motor vehicle sought to be registered. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant in favor of the owner for such percent of the difference in registration fees as the unexpired term bears to the entire registration period, but if a transfer of registration is made before the 15th day of any month, the transfer, for the purpose of the refund, shall be considered as having been made on the first day of such month. If such transfer of registration is made on or after the 15th day of any month, the transfer, for the purpose of the refund, shall be considered as having been made on the first day of the month following such application for transfer. (Amended 1977, No. 85, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b).)
23 V.S.A. § 326
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 326. Refund upon loss of vehicle

§ 326. Refund upon loss of vehicle|The Commissioner may cancel the registration of a motor vehicle when the owner thereof proves to his or her satisfaction that it has been totally destroyed by fire or, through crash or wear, has become wholly unfit for use and has been dismantled. After the Commissioner cancels the registration and the owner returns to the Commissioner either the registration certificate, or the number plates and the validation sticker, the Commissioner shall certify to the Commissioner of Finance and Management the fact of the cancellation, giving the name of the owner of the motor vehicle, his or her address, the amount of the registration fee paid, and the date of cancellation. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant in favor of the owner for such percent of the registration fee paid as the unexpired term of the registration bears to the entire registration period, but in no case shall the Commissioner retain less than $5.00 of the fee paid. (Amended 1967, No. 129, § 4; 1975, No. 90, § 3; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2017, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 327
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 327. Refund when plates not used

§ 327. Refund when plates not used|Subject to the conditions set forth in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section, the Commissioner may cancel the registration of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or motorboat when the owner returns to the Commissioner either the number plates, if any, or the registration certificate. Upon cancellation of the registration, the Commissioner shall notify the Commissioner of Finance and Management, who shall issue a refund as follows:  (1) For registrations cancelled prior to the beginning of the registration period, the refund is the full amount of the fee paid, less a charge of $5.00. (2) For registrations cancelled within 30 days of the date of issue, the refund is the full amount of the fee paid, less a charge of $5.00. The owner of a motor vehicle must prove to the Commissioner's satisfaction that the number plates have not been used or attached to a motor vehicle. (3) For registrations cancelled prior to the beginning of the second year of a two-year registration period, the refund is one-half of the full amount of the two-year fee paid, less a charge of $5.00. (Amended 1967, No. 129, § 5; 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1987, No. 112, § 6; 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 59; 2017, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
23 V.S.A. § 329
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 329. Refunds paid from motor vehicle fees

§ 329. Refunds paid from motor vehicle fees|The refunds mentioned in sections 325-327 of this title shall be paid from the fees turned into the State Treasury by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (Amended 2015, No. 47, § 10.)
23 V.S.A. § 330
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 330. Transferring number plates

§ 330. Transferring number plates|(a) Upon the transfer of ownership of a vehicle, the registration number plates may be attached to another vehicle that is being leased by the registrant for a period greater than 30 days. The lessor shall become the registrant.(b) Upon the termination of a lease of a vehicle, the registration number plates may be attached to another vehicle being leased by the lessee. The lessor of the new vehicle shall become the registrant.(c) Upon the termination of a lease of a vehicle, the registration number plates may be attached to a vehicle, including the leased vehicle, being purchased or owned by the lessee. The lessor shall be deleted from the registration.(d) For purposes of calculating fees, transactions pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be considered to be new registrations. Transactions pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be treated as registration transfers. A lessor shall not gain any rights in or to special number plates or reserved registration numbers through this process nor shall the prohibitions of subdivision 304(c)(3) of this title apply. (Added 1995, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 10, 1996.)
23 V.S.A. § 361
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 361. Pleasure cars

§ 361. Pleasure cars|The annual fee for registration of any motor vehicle of the pleasure car type, and all vehicles powered by electricity, shall be $74.00, and the biennial fee shall be $136.00. (Amended 1961, No. 286, § 1; 1981, No. 87, § 6; 1989, No. 51, § 16; 1993, No. 27, § 8; 1995, No. 49, § 2, eff. April 20, 1995; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2009, No. 50, § 41; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
23 V.S.A. § 362
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 362. Specialized fuel motor vehicles and motor buses

§ 362. Specialized fuel motor vehicles and motor buses|The annual fee for the registration of any "specialized fuel driven motor vehicle" as defined in section 4 of this title and of motor buses as defined in section 3002 of this title shall be one and three-quarters times the amount of the annual fee provided for a motor vehicle of the classification and weight under the terms of this chapter. (Amended 1981, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2007, No. 75, § 33.)
23 V.S.A. § 363
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 363. Converted motor vehicle

§ 363. Converted motor vehicle|When a motor vehicle of the pleasure car type is built over or converted into a motor vehicle designed for carrying merchandise or freight, such motor vehicle shall be registered at the pleasure car rate or at the truck rate as the Commissioner may, in the Commissioner's discretion, determine. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 231.)
23 V.S.A. § 364
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 364. Motorcycles

§ 364. Motorcycles|The annual fee for registration of a motorcycle, with or without sidecar, shall be $46.00. (Amended 1981, No. 87, § 7; 1989, No. 51, § 17; 1989, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 21, 1990; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2009, No. 50, § 42; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
23 V.S.A. § 364a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 364a. Motor-driven cycles: registration; financial responsibility

§ 364a. Motor-driven cycles: registration; financial responsibility|(a) The annual fee for registration of a motor-driven cycle shall be $28.00.(b) Motor-driven cycle operators shall be subject to the provisions of section 801 of this title, which requires, in certain cases, that proof of financial responsibility be filed with the Commissioner after a crash. (Added 1977, No. 20, § 9; amended 1981, No. 87, § 8; 1989, No. 51, § 18; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 19b, eff. Sept. 1, 2010; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
23 V.S.A. § 364b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 364b. All-surface vehicles; registration

§ 364b. All-surface vehicles; registration|(a) The annual fee for registration of an all-surface vehicle (ASV) shall be the sum of the fees established by sections 3305 and 3504 of this title, plus $26.00.(b) Evidence of the registration shall be a sticker, as determined by the Commissioner, affixed to the plate issued pursuant to chapter 31 of this title. (Added 2007, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)
23 V.S.A. § 365
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 365. Hearse or ambulance

§ 365. Hearse or ambulance|The annual fee for registration of a hearse or ambulance, except ambulances owned by a municipality and used for police patrol purposes, shall be based on the pleasure car rate.
23 V.S.A. § 367a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 367a. Special purpose truck plates; penalties

§ 367a. Special purpose truck plates; penalties|The misuse of a vehicle registered under the provisions of a special purpose truck plate under the provisions of section 367 of this title shall be a traffic violation as defined in section 2302 of this title and shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $100.00 for a first offense and by a civil penalty of $200.00 for a second offense occurring within 12 months. Upon a conviction for a second offense, the owner shall be required to register the vehicle at the same rate as provided in subsection 367(a) of this title for other commercial trucks. (Added 1995, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 25, 1996; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 147.)
23 V.S.A. § 367b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 367b. Use of wreckers

§ 367b. Use of wreckers|A motor truck that is registered as a wrecker may tow a motor vehicle on the highway without the towed vehicle being required to be registered. (Added 2007, No. 20, § 3.)
23 V.S.A. § 368
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 368. Misuse of farm registration

§ 368. Misuse of farm registration|(a) A person shall not operate or move upon a highway a motor truck registered as a farm truck:  (1) with a gross weight, including load and vehicle, exceeding the weight for which it is registered under section 367 of this title; or (2) for any purpose other than the transportation of agricultural products produced on, or materials to be used in connection with the operation of, a farm.   (b) Any truck operated or moved in violation of this statute shall be required to be registered as a commercial truck and any person in violation of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $175.00 for each offense. (Amended 1971, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1993, No. 65, § 2; 2001, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 148.)
23 V.S.A. § 369
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 369. Tractors other than farm tractors

§ 369. Tractors other than farm tractors|The annual fee for registration of a tractor, except farm tractors as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be based on the actual weight of such tractor at the same rate as that provided for trucks of like weight under the provisions of this chapter. The minimum fee for registering any tractor shall be $20.00. (Amended 1964, No. 19 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 9, 1964; 1975, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 1, 1976; 1981, No. 87, § 11; 1989, No. 51, § 21; 2001, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 79.)
23 V.S.A. § 370
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 370. Farm trucks, tractors, and trailers

§ 370. Farm trucks, tractors, and trailers|(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law relating to registration fees for motor vehicles or trailers, farm tractors and farm trailers may be operated on the highway without being subject to a registration fee.(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to prevent unregistered farm trucks that are not "agricultural custom service vehicles" as defined in subdivision 4(70) of this title when being used exclusively for farm work:  (1) from being moved upon a highway within the confines of the farm; or (2) from being moved upon highways from one farm to another.   (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be construed to prevent the:  (1) operation of an unregistered tractor hired by a municipal corporation in the upkeep and maintenance of the highways; or (2) operation of a tractor for plowing or removing snow from such highway within such corporation.   (d) All farm trucks, other than those provided for in subsection (b) of this section, shall be subject to the registration requirements of subsection 367(f) of this title and shall be exempt from the permit requirements of sections 1400 and 1400a of this title, provided the gross weight of the farm truck does not exceed 60,000 pounds and the vehicle is in compliance with the provisions of subsection 1391(a) of this title.(e) A farm tractor or a farm trailer shall be exempt from the permit requirements of sections 1400 and 1400a of this title. (Amended 1975, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 1976; 2001, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
23 V.S.A. § 371
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 371. Trailer and semi-trailer

§ 371. Trailer and semi-trailer|(a)(1) The one-year and two-year fees for registration of a trailer or semi-trailer, except a contractor's trailer or farm trailer, shall be as follows:   (A) $27.00 and $51.00, respectively, when such trailer or semi-trailer has a gross weight of trailer and load of 1,500 pounds or less; (B) $52.00 and $102.00, respectively, when such trailer or semi-trailer has a gross weight of trailer and load of more than 1,500 pounds and is drawn by a vehicle of the pleasure car type; (C) $52.00 and $102.00, respectively, when such trailer or semi-trailer is drawn by a motor truck or tractor, when such trailer or semi-trailer has a gross weight of more than 1,500 pounds but less than 3,000 pounds; (D) $52.00 and $102.00, respectively, when such trailer or semi-trailer is used in combination with a truck-tractor or motor truck registered at the fee provided for combined vehicles under section 367 of this title. Excepting for the fees, the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to trailer coaches as defined in section 4 of this title nor to modular homes being transported by trailer or semi-trailer.  (2) The one-year and two-year fees for registration of a contractor's trailer shall be $197.00 and $394.00, respectively.   (b)(1) A trailer or semi-trailer, except a farm trailer, may be registered for a period of five years for a fee equal to five times the annual fee established by subsection (a) of this section.  (2) Any registration made for a period of five years shall cost the full fee regardless of the month in which the registration is made, but a five-year registration may be transferred or cancelled in the same manner as an annual registration. (Amended 1963, No. 223, § 4; 1964, No. 19 (Sp. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 9, 1964; 1967, No. 37, § 1; 1975, No. 90, § 4; 1981, No. 87, § 12; 1983, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 51, § 22; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2009, No. 50, § 44; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2013, No. 57, § 6; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
23 V.S.A. § 371a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 371a. Exemptions from registration

§ 371a. Exemptions from registration|(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law relating to registration fees for trailers, the following shall be exempt from registration:  (1) wood splitters; and (2) pole dinkeys.   (b) When any such trailer is used upon a public highway it shall have attached a red reflector that shall be so displayed as to be clearly visible from the rear, under normal atmospheric conditions, or a reflectorized slow moving vehicle symbol of a standard type approved by the Commissioner.(c) A person in violation of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $25.00 for each offense. (Added 1981, No. 72; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 149.)
23 V.S.A. § 372
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 372. Motor bus

§ 372. Motor bus|The annual fee for registration of a motor bus shall be based on the actual weight of such bus, plus passenger carrying capacity at 150 pounds per person, and shall be $2.00 per 100 pounds of such weight, except for motor buses registered under section 372a or 376 of this title. Fractions of a hundred-weight shall be disregarded. The minimum fee for the registration of any motor bus shall be $43.00. (Amended 1981, No. 87, § 13; 1989, No. 51, § 23; 2009, No. 50, § 74; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)
23 V.S.A. § 372a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Registration|§ 372a. Local transit public transportation service

§ 372a. Local transit public transportation service|(a) The annual registration fee for any motor bus used in local transit or public transportation service shall be $62.00, except for those vehicles owned by a municipality for such service that are subject to the provisions of section 376 of this title. In the event a bus registered for local transit or public transportation service is subsequently registered for general use during the same registration year, such fee shall be applied toward the fee for general registration.(b) As used in this section, a motor bus used in public transportation service is a motor bus used by a nonprofit public transit system as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 5088(3), and a motor bus used in local transit is a motor bus used entirely within or not more than 100 miles beyond the boundaries of a city or town. (Amended 1989, No. 51, § 24; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 50, § 75; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2017, No. 71, § 7; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 152; 2021, No. 20, § 233.)