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23 V.S.A. § 1742
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1742. Creation

§ 1742. Creation|A police court may be created by any town having a population of 1,000 or more according to the preceding U.S. census with the sole jurisdiction of receiving waiver of service of process and trial, admission of violation, and fines from violators of parking ordinances of the town and for the sole purpose and with the sole authority of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 2; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 208.)
23 V.S.A. § 1743
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1743. Powers

§ 1743. Powers|The chief of police designated by the selectboard of the town shall be the judge of the court and may exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties thereof. However, the judge shall appoint another police officer of the town to act as acting judge whenever the judge is temporarily away from the town or unable to serve by reason of illness or disqualification. The acting judge shall exercise the same powers and perform the same functions and duties as the designated judge. The judge shall specify reasonable hours when the police court is to be opened. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 3; amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 76, eff. April 9, 1974.)
23 V.S.A. § 1744
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1744. Clerk

§ 1744. Clerk|The judge of the court shall act as the clerk thereof, and keep its files and records, or shall appoint his or her deputy or assistant to so act. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 4.)
23 V.S.A. § 1745
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1745. Quarters

§ 1745. Quarters|The town shall maintain the police court and provide quarters for it in the town offices. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 5.)
23 V.S.A. § 1746
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1746. Violations; admission; waiver

§ 1746. Violations; admission; waiver|(a) Any person who has violated any ordinance of the town that regulates, districts, or defines the time, place, or manner of parking vehicles in the town and who has not been convicted of any violation of the parking ordinances more than twice before in the same calendar year may, within three business days after the date of such violation, by a statement signed by him or her, admit the violation and waive the issuance of any process and a trial by jury or hearing, and may voluntarily pay to the police court of the town the prescribed penalty.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, whenever in the opinion of the court the gravity of the offense requires a fine in excess of the prescribed penalty, as provided in section 1749 of this chapter, the court may refuse to accept the signed statement and penalty and refer the matter to the State's Attorney who may proceed against the offender in the manner prescribed by law. In that event, the signed statement and penalty shall be returned to the offender and shall not be considered as an admission or used as evidence in any court in this State. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 6; amended 2017, No. 11, § 53; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 209.)
23 V.S.A. § 1747
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1747. Signed statement

§ 1747. Signed statement|The court shall treat the signed statement, if accepted and accompanied by the prescribed penalty, as a plea of guilty and shall make an entry thereof on its records. No costs, fees, or other charges may be assessed against any person so admitting a violation of any such ordinance or shall be allowed or paid to any officer or person because of the violation, but the penalty shall be accepted by the court in full discharge of the criminal liability of the person as a result of the violation. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 7; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 210.)
23 V.S.A. § 1748
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1748. Collection record

§ 1748. Collection record|The court shall retain all such signed statements for a period of two years from the date thereof and shall keep a record, available to the public at any reasonable time, of all money collected and all other official acts done in connection therewith. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 8.)
23 V.S.A. § 1749
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1749. Penalty

§ 1749. Penalty|(a) The penalty that may be voluntarily paid by any person so violating any ordinance regulating metered parking in the town shall be $1.00. For other violations involving parking a penalty not to exceed $5.00 for the first violation and not to exceed $15.00 for the second or subsequent offense within 30 days of a previous violation shall be paid. Other violations of the ordinances of the town shall be punished in the manner prescribed by law.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person violating a parking ordinance for persons with disabilities may be fined not more than $25.00 for each offense. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 9; amended 1977, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 19, 1978; 1981, No. 5; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 147.)
23 V.S.A. § 1750
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1750. Collections

§ 1750. Collections|All money so collected by the court in any one month shall be covered into the treasury of the town on the first day of the following month with a statement of the names of the persons from whom the money was collected and the amount paid by each and the date on which the same was collected. However, the court may turn over the money collected during any shorter period at the end of the period with a statement of the same. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 10.)
23 V.S.A. § 1751
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1751. Referendum

§ 1751. Referendum|Sections 1741-1750 and 1752 of this title shall take effect when they have been adopted by a majority of the voters of the town, present and voting at any regular or special meeting warned for that purpose. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 11, eff. May 3, 1961.)
23 V.S.A. § 1752
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1752. Parked vehicles

§ 1752. Parked vehicles|(a) Whenever a motor vehicle is parked on the highways of the town contrary to an ordinance of the town regulating parking so as to interfere with the policing, construction, or maintenance of the highways, including the removal of snow, the police department of the town may cause the motor vehicle to be towed away at the expense of the owner in an amount to be determined by the legislative body of the municipality, provided signs indicating that vehicles may be towed away at the owner's expense shall be posted conspicuously at or near all areas affected where parking is restricted by ordinance of the town.(b) The police department and any other enforcement personnel, if authorized by specific action of the local legislative body of a municipality, may impound by use of a so-called "Denver Boot" or other immobilizing device, any vehicle, the owner of which has four or more unpaid parking violations in a calendar year; providing notice that the vehicle in question is subject to impoundment is sent to the offender by first-class mail at least 15 days prior to impoundment. (Added 1961, No. 103, § 12; amended 1967, No. 292 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1977, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 19, 1978; 1983, No. 47, § 1; 1983, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.).)
23 V.S.A. § 1753
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1753. Ordinances authorizing removal

§ 1753. Ordinances authorizing removal|The selectboard of a town, the trustees of a village, or the board of aldermen of a city may enact ordinances authorizing the removal of motor vehicles parked without authorization on publicly or privately owned land and including, by illustration and not limitation, public, municipal, or private parking lots, drives, and ways. The owner of the motor vehicle may be required to pay reasonable towing and storage charges, as determined by the legislative body of the municipality, for which a lien may be imposed against the motor vehicle and its owner, or both, which may be in addition to any criminal penalty. (Added 1967, No. 292 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1977, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 19, 1978; 1983, No. 47, § 2; 1989, No. 9, § 1.)
23 V.S.A. § 1754
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 19 - Parking; Police Courts|§ 1754. Form of payment

§ 1754. Form of payment|As a condition of employment on behalf of a municipality, a person hired to remove illegally parked motor vehicles may accept a personal check but in any case is required to accept cash or a certified or bank check, and must also recognize at least two national bank credit cards, any of which may be used as payment for any towing and storage charges. (Added 1977, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 19, 1978; amended 1989, No. 9, § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 2002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2002. Fees

§ 2002. Fees|(a) The Commissioner shall be paid the following fees:  (1) for any certificate of title, including a salvage certificate of title, or an exempt vehicle title, $35.00; (2) for each security interest noted upon a certificate of title, including a salvage certificate of title, $11.00; (3) for a certificate of title after a transfer, $35.00; (4) for each assignment of a security interest noted upon a certificate of title, $11.00; (5) for a duplicate certificate of title, including a salvage certificate of title, $35.00; (6) for an ordinary certificate of title issued upon surrender of a distinctive certificate, $35.00; (7) for filing a notice of security interest, $11.00; (8) for a certificate of search of the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for each motor vehicle searched against, $22.00; (9) for filing an assignment of a security interest, $11.00; (10) for a certificate of title after a security interest has been released, $35.00; (11) for a certificate of title for a motor vehicle acquired by a veteran with financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and exempt from registration fees pursuant to section 378 of this title, no fee; (12) for a corrected certificate of title, $35.00.   (b) If an application, certificate of title, or other document required to be mailed or delivered to the Commissioner under any provision of this chapter is not delivered to the Commissioner within 10 days from the time it is required to be mailed or delivered, the Commissioner shall collect, as a penalty, an amount equal to the fee required for the transaction. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1979, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, Pt. III, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; 1983, No. 60, § 6; 1983, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 112, § 1; 1989, No. 51, § 45; 1995, No. 47, § 13, eff. April 20, 1995; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2009, No. 50, § 53; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2015, No. 50, § 33a, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 2017, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
23 V.S.A. § 2003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2003. Power and duties of Commissioner

§ 2003. Power and duties of Commissioner|(a) The Commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(b) The Commissioner may:  (1) make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) adopt and enforce reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (3) assign a new identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identification number is destroyed or obliterated, and shall issue a new certificate of title showing the new identification number for a fee of $5.00. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1983, No. 60, § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 2004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2004. Hearing

§ 2004. Hearing|A person aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the Commissioner under this chapter is entitled, upon request, to a hearing in accordance with section 105 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.)
23 V.S.A. § 2005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2005. Appeal

§ 2005. Appeal|A person aggrieved by an act or omission of the Commissioner under this chapter may appeal to the Superior Court for Washington County in the same manner as is provided for in other civil actions. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 211.)
23 V.S.A. § 2011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2011. Certificate of origin

§ 2011. Certificate of origin|When a new vehicle is delivered in this State by the manufacturer to his or her agent or his or her franchised dealer, the manufacturer shall execute and deliver to his or her agent or his or her franchised dealer a certificate of origin in the form prescribed by the Commissioner, and no person shall bring into this State any new vehicle unless he or she has in his or her possession the certificate of origin as prescribed by the Commissioner. The certificate of origin shall contain the manufacturer's vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle, the name of the manufacturer, the make of the vehicle, the model year, number of cylinders, a general description of the body, if any, and the type of model. When a new vehicle is sold in this State, the manufacturer, his or her agent, or his or her franchised dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser, in case of an absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin or if other than absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin subject to contract, signed or executed by the manufacturer, his or her agent, or his or her dealer, with the genuine names and business or residence addresses of both stated thereon, and certified to have been executed with full knowledge of the contents and with the consent of both purchaser and seller. For good cause shown, the Commissioner may accept any other satisfactory evidence of the information required under this section. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1983, No. 60, § 3; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 212.)
23 V.S.A. § 2012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2012. Exempted vehicles

§ 2012. Exempted vehicles|No certificate of title need be obtained for:  (1) a vehicle owned by the United States, unless it is registered in this State; (2) a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration, or used by an educational institution approved by the Agency of Education for driver training purposes, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident of this State and not required by law to be registered in this State; (4) a vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state; (5) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle; (6) a motorcycle that has less than 300 cubic centimeters of engine displacement or a motorcycle powered by electricity with less than 20 kilowatts of engine power; (7) any trailer with an unladened weight of 1,500 pounds or less; (8) a motor-driven cycle; (9) any other type of vehicle designed primarily for off-highway use and deemed exempt by the Commissioner; or (10) a vehicle that is more than 15 years old. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1971, No. 54, § 1, eff. April 14, 1971; 1977, No. 20, § 11; 1983, No. 60, § 7; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 19k, eff. Sept. 1, 2010; 2011, No. 46, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 269, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 50, § 33a, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.)
23 V.S.A. § 2013
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2013. When certificate required; issuance of exempt vehicle title upon request

§ 2013. When certificate required; issuance of exempt vehicle title upon request|(a)(1) Except as provided in section 2012 of this title, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to and a title must be obtained for all motor vehicles at the time of first registration or when a change of registration is required under the provisions of section 321 of this title by reason of a sale for consideration.  (2) In addition, a Vermont resident may apply at any time to the Commissioner to obtain an "exempt vehicle title" for a vehicle that is more than 15 years old. Such titles shall be in a form prescribed by the Commissioner and shall include a legend indicating that the title is issued under the authority of this subdivision. The Commissioner shall issue an exempt vehicle title if the applicant pays the applicable fee and fulfills the requirements of this section, and if the Commissioner is satisfied that:  (A) the applicant is the owner of the vehicle; (B) the applicant is a Vermont resident; and (C) the vehicle is not subject to any liens or encumbrances.  (3) Prior to issuing an exempt vehicle title pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Commissioner shall require all of the following:  (A) The applicant to furnish one of the following proofs of ownership, in order of preference:  (i) a previous Vermont or out-of-state title indicating the applicant's ownership; (ii) an original or a certified copy of a previous Vermont or out-of-state registration indicating the applicant's ownership; (iii) sufficient evidence of ownership as determined by the Commissioner, including bills of sale or original receipts for major components of homebuilt vehicles; or (iv) a notarized affidavit certifying that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and is unable to produce the proofs listed in subdivisions (i)-(iii) of this subdivision (3)(A) despite reasonable efforts to do so.  (B) A notarized affidavit certifying:  (i) the date the applicant purchased or otherwise took ownership of the vehicle; (ii) the name and address of the seller or transferor, if known; (iii) that the applicant is a Vermont resident; and (iv) that the vehicle is not subject to any liens or encumbrances.  (C) Assignment of a new vehicle identification number pursuant to section 2003 of this title, if the vehicle does not have one.    (b) The Commissioner shall not require an application for a certificate of title upon the renewal of the registration of a vehicle.(c) The Commissioner shall note on the face of the registration of each vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued a statement to that effect. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1971, No. 54, § 2, eff. April 14, 1971; 1995, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1996; 2015, No. 50, § 33a, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 13, 2020.)
23 V.S.A. § 2015
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2015. Application for certificate

§ 2015. Application for certificate|(a) The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle in this State shall be made by the owner to the Commissioner on the form he or she prescribes and shall contain:  (1) the name, residence, and mail address of the owner; (2) a description of the vehicle, including, so far as the following data exist, its make, model, identification number, odometer reading, or hubometer reading or clock meter reading on all vehicles, type of body, the number of cylinders, and whether new or used; (3) the date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired, and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements and, if a new vehicle, the application shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin; (4) any further information the Commissioner reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable him or her to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the vehicle. (5) [Repealed.]   (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of his or her security agreement and be signed by the dealer as well as the owner, and the dealer shall promptly mail or deliver the application to the Commissioner unless title is in the possession of a lienholder at the time of sale, in which case the dealer shall have until 30 calendar days after the date the dealer acquired the vehicle to mail or deliver the application to the Commissioner. The dealer shall not be entitled to the extension if the lien on the vehicle was granted by the dealer to finance vehicle inventory acquisition.(c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state or country, the application shall contain or be accompanied by:  (1) any certificate of title issued by the other state or country; (2) any other information and documents the Commissioner reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in it; and (3) any other proof of the identity of the vehicle the Commissioner reasonably requires. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 1983, No. 60, § 8; 1983, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; 1995, No. 19, § 12, eff. April 17, 1995; 2019, No. 60, § 19; 2021, No. 76, § 5, eff. April 1, 2020.)
23 V.S.A. § 2016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles|§ 2016. Commissioner to check identification number

§ 2016. Commissioner to check identification number|The Commissioner, upon receiving application for a first certificate of title or exempt vehicle title, shall check the identification number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by section 2017 of this title and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by section 2084 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; 2015, No. 50, § 33a, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.)