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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4109. Nondomiciled commercial driver’s license; nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit

§ 4109. Nondomiciled commercial driver’s license; nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit
(a) The Commissioner may issue a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or a nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit to an individual domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator has determined that the commercial motor vehicle testing and licensing standards in the foreign jurisdiction do not meet the testing standards established in 49 C.F.R. Part 383. In addition, the Commissioner may issue a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or a nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit to an individual domiciled in a state while that state is prohibited from issuing commercial driver’s licenses in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 384.405. The word “nondomiciled” must appear on the face of the nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit. An applicant shall surrender any nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit issued by another state. Prior to issuing a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit, the Commissioner shall establish the practical capability of revoking or suspending the nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit.
(b) An applicant domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction must provide an unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or an unexpired foreign passport accompanied by an approved I-94 form documenting the applicant’s most recent admittance into the United States. No proof of domicile is required.
(c) An applicant for a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is not required to surrender his or her foreign license. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4110a. Non-excepted interstate or intrastate status; certified medical status

§ 4110a. Non-excepted interstate or intrastate status; certified medical status
(a) On or before January 30, 2014, every individual who holds a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license shall provide the Commissioner the certification required under subdivision 4110(a)(6)(A) of this title.
(b) On or before January 30, 2014, existing holders of a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license who certify to non-excepted interstate driving operations shall provide the Commissioner with an original or a copy of a current medical examiner’s certificate. Certification status of “certified” will be posted on the Commercial Driver’s License Information System driver record for the driver. Failure to provide the Commissioner a current medical examiner’s certificate will result in the posting of “not-certified” status to the Commercial Driver’s License Information System driver record for the driver, and a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license downgrade shall be initiated.
(c) To maintain a medical certification status of “certified,” the holder of a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit who certifies that he or she will operate commercial motor vehicles in non-excepted interstate commerce must provide the State an original or copy of each subsequently issued medical examiner’s certificate required under 49 C.F.R. Part 391. (Added 2013, No. 20, § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4112. Records notification

§ 4112. Records notification
(a) After suspending, revoking, or disqualifying an individual from holding a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit, the Commissioner shall update his or her records to reflect that action within 10 days. After suspending, revoking, or disqualifying a nonresident commercial driver’s privileges, the Commissioner shall notify the licensing authority of the state that issued the commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit within 10 days.
(b) When the Commissioner receives a request for an operating record of an individual currently or previously licensed in Vermont, the Commissioner shall provide the information within 30 days. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 88, § 11, eff. April 1, 1992; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4113. Notification of traffic convictions

§ 4113. Notification of traffic convictions
When an individual who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit issued by another state is convicted in this State of any violation of State law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking violations, in any type of vehicle, the Commissioner shall notify the driver’s licensing authority in the licensing state of the conviction within 10 days. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 37, § 7; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4115. Reciprocity

§ 4115. Reciprocity
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this State if the individual has a valid commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit issued by any state of the United States, any province or territory of Canada in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver’s licenses, or the Licensia Federal de Conductor issued by the Republic of Mexico if the individual’s license or permit is not suspended, revoked, or canceled and if the individual is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle or subject to an out-of-service order.
(b) The Commissioner shall give all out-of-state convictions full faith and credit and treat them for sanctioning purposes under this chapter as if they occurred in this State.
(c) The Commissioner shall record disqualifications and convictions received from other jurisdictions regarding Vermont operators. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 55, § 9, eff. June 26, 1997; 2005, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4116a. Suspension of operating privilege

§ 4116a. Suspension of operating privilege
(a) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for one year if:
(1) the individual is convicted of a first violation of operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle on a highway with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, or under the influence, as defined in section 1218 of this title; and
(2) the individual’s commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is issued by a state or country that does not have a reciprocity agreement with the State of Vermont for the disqualification of commercial driver’s licenses or permits under section 4115 of this title.
(b) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for three years if the individual is convicted of violating subsection (a) of this section, and the violation occurred while the individual was transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded.
(c) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for life if the individual is convicted a second time of violating subsection (a) of this section, and both convictions arise out of separate occurrences.
(d) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for 60 days if the individual is convicted of two serious traffic violations, or for 120 days if the individual is convicted of three serious traffic violations, arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period.
(e) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for life if the individual uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a regulated drug, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a regulated drug, and for which the individual was convicted. (Added 1999, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; amended 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254; 2021, No. 76, § 30.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4117. Suspensions and disqualifications to run concurrently

§ 4117. Suspensions and disqualifications to run concurrently
A suspension of an individual’s operating privilege or license and a disqualification imposed under section 4116 of this title, imposed for the same violation, shall run concurrently. (Added 1991, No. 88, § 15, eff. April 1, 1992; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4118. Effective date of disqualification; hearing

§ 4118. Effective date of disqualification; hearing
(a) A disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle shall be effective on not less than 10 days’ notice.
(b) If requested, a hearing on the disqualification shall be conducted under sections 105-107 of this title. Except as provided in subsection 4124(a) or 4124(c) of this chapter, the scope of the hearing shall be limited to verification of the conviction.
(c) A person aggrieved by a decision resulting from a hearing under this section may have the decision reviewed on the record under Rule 75 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. The review shall be to the Washington Superior Court or, in the discretion of the licensee, to the Superior Court in the county the licensee resides or has a principal place of business. (Added 1991, No. 88, § 16, eff. April 1, 1992; amended 2013, No. 20, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4119. Compliance with out-of-service order; disqualification from operation of vehicle

§ 4119. Compliance with out-of-service order; disqualification from operation of vehicle
(a) No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.
(b) Any individual convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be disqualified as follows except as provided in subsection (c) of this section:
(1) An individual shall be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 180 days if convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order.
(2) An individual shall be disqualified for a period of two years if convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.
(3) An individual shall be disqualified for a period of three years if convicted of a third or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.
(c) Any individual convicted of violating an out-of-service order while transporting hazardous materials or while operating a commercial motor vehicle designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, shall be disqualified as follows:
(1) An individual shall be disqualified for a period of 180 days if convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order.
(2) An individual shall be disqualified for a period of three years if convicted of a second or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents. (Added 1995, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; amended 2003, No. 26, § 6; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4120. Penalties

§ 4120. Penalties
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any driver who violates or fails to comply with an out-of-service order is subject to a penalty for a first conviction or for a second or subsequent conviction at the applicable minimum level set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b)(1), in addition to disqualification under this chapter.
(b) Any employer who violates an out-of-service order, or who knowingly requires or permits a driver to violate or fail to comply with an out-of-service order, is subject to a penalty for a first conviction or for a second or subsequent conviction at the applicable minimum level set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b)(2).
(c) The fine imposed for a speeding violation of a commercial motor vehicle operating in excess of 15 miles per hour over the legally posted speed limit on any State or town highway shall be one and one-half times the fine imposed for a speeding violation in other vehicles. (Added 1995, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; amended 1999, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2005, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4121. Applicants for school bus endorsements

§ 4121. Applicants for school bus endorsements
(a) An applicant for a school bus endorsement shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) Pass the knowledge and skills test for obtaining a passenger vehicle endorsement.
(2) Have knowledge covering the following topics, at minimum:
(A) Loading and unloading children, including the safe operation of stop signal devices, external mirror systems, flashing lights, and other warning and passenger safety devices required for school buses by State or federal law or regulation.
(B) Emergency exits and procedures for safely evacuating passengers in an emergency.
(C) State and federal laws and regulations related to traversing safely highway rail grade crossings.
(D) A skills test in a school bus of the same vehicle group as the applicant will operate. As used in this subdivision (a)(2)(D), “school bus” may include a “multifunction school activity bus” as defined in section 1287 of this title.
(b) On or before September 30, 2005, the Department of Motor Vehicles may waive the skills test required in subdivision (a)(1) of this section for an applicant who:
(1) is currently licensed, has experience operating a school bus, and has a good operating record; or
(2) certifies, and whose certification is verified by the Department, that, during the two-year period immediately prior to applying for the school bus endorsement, the applicant:
(A) held a valid commercial driver’s license with a passenger endorsement to operate a school bus representative of the group the applicant will be operating;
(B) has not had his or her operator’s license or commercial driver’s license suspended, revoked, or cancelled or been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle;
(C) has not been convicted of any offense that would require disqualification under section 4116 of this title or 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(b);
(D) has not had more than one conviction for a serious traffic violation, as defined in section 4103 of this title, while operating any type of motor vehicle;
(E) has not had any conviction for a violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with any crash;
(F) has not been convicted of any motor vehicle traffic violation that resulted in a crash; and
(G) has been regularly employed as a school bus driver, has operated a school bus representative of the group the applicant seeks to operate, and provides evidence of such employment. (Added 2005, No. 37, § 10; amended 2015, No. 50, § 10; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254; 2021, No. 76, § 26; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 432, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4122. Deferring imposition of sentence

§ 4122. Deferring imposition of sentence
No judge or court may utilize the provisions of 13 V.S.A. § 7041 or any other program to defer imposition of sentence or judgment if the defendant holds a commercial driver’s license or was operating a commercial motor vehicle when the violation occurred and is charged with violating any State or local traffic law other than a parking violation. (Added 2005, No. 37, § 11; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4123. Penalty for authorizing railroad crossing violations

§ 4123. Penalty for authorizing railroad crossing violations
Any employer who knowingly requires or permits a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 1076 of this title is subject to a penalty of not more than $4,000.00. (Added 2005, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4124. Penalties for fraud; action upon suspected fraud

§ 4124. Penalties for fraud; action upon suspected fraud
(a) If from the check of an applicant’s license status and record prior to issuing a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license or at any time after the commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license is issued the Commissioner determines that the applicant or holder has knowingly falsified any information, documentation, or certifications required under this chapter, the Commissioner shall give the applicant or holder notice of his or her findings and an opportunity to show cause why the application, commercial learner’s permit, or commercial driver’s license should not be disqualified for a period of 60 consecutive days. The disqualification shall be effective 10 days after the notice is sent unless the applicant or holder requests a hearing. If after a hearing the Commissioner determines that the applicant or holder has knowingly falsified any information, documentation, or certifications required under this chapter, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of 60 consecutive days the individual’s commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license, his or her pending application, or his or her privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) An individual convicted of fraud related to the issuance of a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license who seeks to renew, transfer, or upgrade the fraudulently obtained commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license shall be disqualified for one year. The disqualification shall be recorded in the individual’s driving record.
(c) If the Commissioner receives credible information that a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license holder is suspected but has not been convicted of fraud related to the issuance of his or her commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license, the Commissioner shall require the holder to retake the skills or knowledge test, or both, and send the holder notice of the same. Within 30 days after notice is sent, the holder shall make an appointment or otherwise schedule to take the next available test. If the holder fails to make an appointment within 30 days, the Commissioner shall disqualify his or her commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license. If the holder fails either the knowledge or skills test or does not take the test, the Commissioner shall disqualify his or her commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license. Once a holder’s commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license has been disqualified, he or she must reapply for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license under the procedures applicable to all commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license applicants. (Added 2013, No. 20, § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 39 - Commercial Driver's License Act › § 4125. Texting violations; handheld mobile telephone violations

§ 4125. Texting violations; handheld mobile telephone violations
(a) Definitions. As used in this section, “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a public highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. “Driving” does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when the operator has moved the vehicle to the side of or off a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.
(b) General prohibition on texting.
(1) No operator shall engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(2) Texting while driving is permissible by operators of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with law enforcement officials or other emergency services.
(3) No person may be issued traffic complaints alleging a violation of this section and a violation of section 1099 of this title from the same incident.
(c) General prohibition on use of handheld mobile telephones.
(1) No operator shall use a handheld mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(2) Use of a handheld mobile telephone is permissible by operators of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with law enforcement officials or other emergency services.
(d) Motor carriers.
(1) A motor carrier shall not allow or require its drivers to engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(2) A motor carrier shall not allow or require its drivers to use a handheld mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle. (Added 2013, No. 20, § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 1. Counties in State

§ 1. Counties in State
The State is divided into the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 2. Addison

§ 2. Addison
The County of Addison is formed of the towns of Addison, Bridport, Bristol, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Granville, Hancock, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starksboro, Waltham, Weybridge, Whiting, the City of Vergennes, and so much of Lake Champlain as lies in this State west of the towns in the county adjoining the lake. Middlebury is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 3. Bennington

§ 3. Bennington
The County of Bennington is formed of the towns of Arlington, Bennington, Dorset, Landgrove, Manchester, Peru, Pownal, Readsboro, Rupert, Sandgate, Searsburg, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland, Winhall, Woodford, and the unorganized township of Glastenbury. Bennington and Manchester are the shire towns.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 4. Caledonia

§ 4. Caledonia
The County of Caledonia is formed of the towns of Barnet, Burke, Danville, Groton, Hardwick, Kirby, Lyndon, Newark, Peacham, Ryegate, St. Johnsbury, Sheffield, Stannard, Sutton, Walden, Waterford, and Wheelock. St. Johnsbury is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 5. Chittenden

§ 5. Chittenden
The County of Chittenden is formed of the towns of Bolton, Charlotte, Colchester, Essex, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, St. George, Shelburne, the City of South Burlington, Underhill, Westford, Williston, the City of Burlington, the City of Essex Junction, the City of Winooski, Buel’s Gore, and so much of Lake Champlain as lies in this State west of the towns in the county adjoining the lake and not included within the limits of the County of Grand Isle. The City of Burlington is the shire town. (Amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 432a, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 6. Essex

§ 6. Essex
The County of Essex is formed of the towns of Bloomfield, Brighton, Brunswick, Canaan, Concord, East Haven, Granby, Guildhall, Lemington, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Norton, Victory, Avery’s Gore, Warner’s Grant, Warren Gore, and the unorganized townships of Averill, Ferdinand, and Lewis. Guildhall is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 7. Franklin

§ 7. Franklin
The County of Franklin is formed of the towns of Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburgh, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin, Georgia, Highgate, Montgomery, Richford, St. Albans, Sheldon, Swanton, the City of St. Albans, and that part of Lake Champlain and the islands lying west of the towns in the County adjoining the Lake and not included within the limits of the County of Grand Isle, but including Wood’s Island. The City of St. Albans is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 8. Grand Isle

§ 8. Grand Isle
The County of Grand Isle is formed of the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, and South Hero and is bounded as follows: beginning at the northwest corner of this State; thence running easterly on the north line of the State to the middle of the waters of Missisquoi Bay; thence through the middle of the waters of such bay, to a point equidistant from the north point of North Hero and the south point of Hog Island; thence southerly, as near as may be, through the center of the waters of Maquam Bay, but so far east as to include Butler’s Island, Knight’s Island, and Savage’s Island; thence southerly, through the waters of Lake Champlain, to a point equidistant from the south point of South Hero in the County of Grand Isle and Colchester Point in the County of Chittenden; thence westerly to the west line of this State; thence northerly on such line to the place of beginning. North Hero is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 9. Lamoille

§ 9. Lamoille
The County of Lamoille is formed of the towns of Belvidere, Cambridge, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park, Johnson, Morristown, Stowe, Waterville, and Wolcott. Hyde Park is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 10. Orange

§ 10. Orange
The County of Orange is formed of the towns of Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Newbury, Orange, Randolph, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Tunbridge, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee, and Williamstown. Chelsea is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 11. Orleans

§ 11. Orleans
The County of Orleans is formed of the towns of Albany, Barton, Brownington, Charleston, Coventry, Craftsbury, Derby, Glover, Greensboro, Holland, Irasburg, Jay, Lowell, Morgan, Newport, Troy, Westfield, and Westmore and the City of Newport. The City of Newport is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 12. Rutland

§ 12. Rutland
The County of Rutland is formed of the towns of Benson, Brandon, Castleton, Clarendon, Chittenden, Danby, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Ira, Killington, Mendon, Middletown Springs, Mount Holly, Mount Tabor, Pawlet, Pittsfield, Pittsford, Poultney, Proctor, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford, Wells, West Haven, West Rutland, the City of Rutland, and so much of Lake Champlain as lies in this State west of the towns in the county adjoining the lake. The City of Rutland is the shire town. (Amended 1999, Municipal Act No. M-3, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 13. Washington

§ 13. Washington
The County of Washington is formed of the towns of Barre, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Marshfield, Middlesex, Moretown, Northfield, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren, Waterbury, Woodbury, Worcester, and the cities of Barre and of Montpelier. The City of Montpelier is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 14. Windham

§ 14. Windham
The County of Windham is formed of the towns of Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Rockingham, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, Whitingham, Wilmington, Windham, and the unorganized township of Somerset. Newfane is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 1 - Division of State Into Counties › § 15. Windsor

§ 15. Windsor
The County of Windsor is formed of the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Bethel, Bridgewater, Cavendish, Chester, Hartford, Hartland, Ludlow, Norwich, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Springfield, Stockbridge, Weathersfield, Weston, West Windsor, Windsor, and Woodstock. Woodstock is the shire town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 71a. Courthouses

§ 71a. Courthouses
(a) Except as provided herein, each county shall provide and own a suitable courthouse, pay all utility and custodial services, and keep such courthouse suitably furnished and equipped for use by the Superior Court, together with suitable offices for the county clerk, assistant judges, and Probate judges. Office space for the Probate Division of the Superior Court may be provided elsewhere by the county. The county shall provide at least the facilities for judicial operations that it provided on July 1, 2009.
(b) If all judicial operations in a county are contained in one court building owned by the State, the county clerk and assistant judges may also be located in the same building. The Court Administrator and the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall be the superintendents of the building. They shall make decisions regarding building construction, space allocations, and use of the facility after consulting with the Superior Court presiding judge and the assistant judges. The county shall no longer be required to maintain a courthouse.
(c) The Court Administrator, in consultation with the presiding judge of the Superior Court, shall determine what judicial operations will occur in the county courthouse. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. June 21, 1994; amended 1995, No. 62, § 41, eff. April 26, 1995; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1), eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 163; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 163a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 72. Expenses of the Superior Court

§ 72. Expenses of the Superior Court
The expenses connected with the Superior Court, unless otherwise provided, shall be paid by the State. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1999, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 164.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 73. Support of sheriff’s department

§ 73. Support of sheriff’s department
(a) The county shall provide the sheriff with an adequate bond, a suitable office, office equipment and supplies, and adequate telephone service. The sheriff’s department shall also be provided with law enforcement equipment, supplies, insurance, and funds for maintaining and operating such equipment as the assistant judges consider necessary to ensure that the department operates in a safe, accountable, and professional manner. The county shall also provide reasonable secretarial assistance and bookkeeping assistance. The county shall also provide funds necessary for department personnel to comply with basic and in-service training requirements established by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council; funds to provide the matching share for grants from federal, State, or private sources; and funds to pay the liability insurance premiums for the sheriff and sheriff’s deputies.
(b) From revenues derived from a contract, the sheriff’s department shall provide salaries, equipment, and other funds necessary to carry out that contract. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 1, 1969; 1971, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Feb. 3, 1972; 1977, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 75. Telephone

§ 75. Telephone
Each county shall provide adequate telephone service for the county courthouse, the offices of the county clerk, and the sheriff. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 1, 1969; 1969, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 1971; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 165, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 76. County law library

§ 76. County law library
Each county may maintain a complete set of Vermont Reports including the digest thereof in the county clerk’s office and in each Probate office. The county may maintain in the courthouse or elsewhere such additional law books as in the opinion of the assistant judges are needful for the judges and officials having offices in the county. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 165a.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 77. County lands; purchase; condemnation

§ 77. County lands; purchase; condemnation
(a) Each county may acquire and own such lands and rights in lands as in the opinion of the assistant judges are needful for county purposes.
(b) A county may condemn land in situations similar to those in which a municipality may condemn under section 2805 of this title by complying with the procedures established in sections 2805 through 2812 of this title, with the assistant judges performing the duties assigned by those sections to the selectboard.
(c) In any proceeding brought by a county under subsection (b) of this section, the assistant judges shall be disqualified, and the proceeding shall be heard by the presiding judge sitting alone. (Amended 1979, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 166; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 81. Preliminary cost estimates

§ 81. Preliminary cost estimates
(a) The assistant judges of a county may authorize the preparation of preliminary plans and cost estimates for capital construction. For this purpose, the assistant judges may employ or retain architects, engineers, and such other personnel as in their discretion are required.
(b) Upon completion of the preliminary plans and cost estimates authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the assistant judges shall determine the amount to be assessed against the equalized grand list of the county. (Added 1971, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 82. Submission to voters

§ 82. Submission to voters
(a) Debt may be incurred and bonds issued pursuant to the limitations of this chapter for the amount of funds necessary for capital construction.
(b) Any bond issue pursuant to this chapter for capital construction shall be passed by a majority of the votes of those voting. The issue shall be submitted to the voters of the county at the first general or annual municipal election scheduled at least 90 days after the completion of the preliminary construction plans and cost estimates.
(c) The assistant judges shall not submit to the voters more than twice the same proposition of incurring a bonded debt to pay for the cost of any particular capital construction project. If the first submission to the voters fails, the proposition may be resubmitted a second time at least 90 days but less than 180 days following the first submission.
(d) Warnings of election, notification and conduct of meeting if required, and validation of bond issuance shall, insofar as applicable, be governed by the provisions of subchapter 1 of chapter 53 of this title relating to the issuance of municipal bonds. (Added 1971, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 3 - Property and Equipment › § 83. Form, denominations, certification, and cancellation of bonds

§ 83. Form, denominations, certification, and cancellation of bonds
Insofar as applicable, the provisions of subchapter 1 of chapter 53 of this title relating to the form, denominations, certification, cancellation, and other matters affecting the issuance of municipal bonds shall govern bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. (Added 1971, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 131. Powers and duties

§ 131. Powers and duties
The assistant judges shall have the care and superintendence of county property, may provide for the acceptance and processing of U.S. passport applications by county clerks pursuant to memorandums of understanding entered into under 4 V.S.A. § 691, may take deeds and leases of real estate to the county, rent or sell and convey unused lands belonging to the county, keep the courthouse, jail, and other county buildings insured, and make needed repairs and improvements in and around the same. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 167; 2011, No. 1, § 10, eff. Feb. 2, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 132. United States and State flags; display

§ 132. United States and State flags; display
Such judges shall purchase at the expense of the county and cause to be displayed in the court room in the county courthouse a United States and a State flag. On legal holidays commemorative of historic events they shall cause such flags to be displayed on the courthouse or grounds.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant

§ 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant
The county treasurer shall issue warrants on or before March 1 requiring the tax to be paid in two equal installments on or before July 5 and on or before November 5. (Amended 1989, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 12, 1990; 2011, No. 81 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 13, 2012; 2017, No. 74, § 62.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 135. County tax; payment by town

§ 135. County tax; payment by town
Each town treasurer shall present such warrant to the selectboard which, within the time required by the warrant, shall draw an order on the town treasury for the amount of such tax and such treasurer shall forthwith pay the county treasurer the amount of such order. Such tax shall be assessed by the selectboard upon the grand list of the town unless otherwise provided for. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 63.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney

§ 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney
Actions in which a county is the party in interest shall be brought by or against the county, and service of process against a county shall be made by leaving copies with the county clerk or county treasurer. The assistant judges may appoint an attorney to prosecute or defend actions in which the county is a party. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 198, eff. March 29, 1972.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 137. Jurisdiction

§ 137. Jurisdiction
Superior Courts, within their respective jurisdictions, may take cognizance of actions in favor of or against the county. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 77, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 168.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 139. Assistant judge judicial education

§ 139. Assistant judge judicial education
The assistant judges, either collectively or through a duly authorized committee of assistant judges established by a majority vote of the assistant judges after consultation with the Chief Superior Judge, shall, by majority vote:
(1) identify the training needs of assistant judges, including needs that are required by law; and
(2) design, organize, and implement training for assistant judges, including training that is required by law. (Added 2001, No. 70, § 3, eff. June 16, 2001; amended 2021, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. May 31, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 171. Appointment

§ 171. Appointment
The assistant judges shall appoint a county clerk who shall be sworn and hold his or her office during the pleasure of such judges and until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 169.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 172. Certificate of appointment

§ 172. Certificate of appointment
Upon the appointment of a county clerk, such judges shall transmit to the Secretary of State their certificate of appointment and qualification of such clerk signed by them. Such certificate shall bear on its face the signature and impression of the official seal of the clerk and verification of the genuineness of each.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 173. Certificate of Secretary of State

§ 173. Certificate of Secretary of State
Upon request, the Secretary of State shall certify under seal to the appointment, qualification, and authority of a county clerk described in a certificate on file in his or her office, and as to the genuineness of the signature and seal of office of a county clerk appearing on any instrument within the authority of such clerk to execute.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 175. Bond to county

§ 175. Bond to county
Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a county clerk shall become bound to the county in the sum of $3,000.00, with sufficient sureties, by way of recognizance, before the assistant judges, or give a bond to the county executed by principal and sureties in like sum to be approved by the assistant judges, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties. Such bonds of county clerks shall be taken biennially in the month of February and recorded in the office of the county clerk. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 170.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 176. Deputy clerk

§ 176. Deputy clerk
A county clerk may, subject to the approval of the assistant judges, appoint one or more deputies who may perform the duties of clerk for whose acts he or she shall be responsible and whose deputations he or she may revoke at pleasure. A record of the appointments shall be made in the office of the clerk. In case of the death of the clerk or his or her inability to act, the deputy or deputies in order of appointment shall perform the duties of the office until a clerk is appointed. In case of the suspension of the clerk’s duties as a condition of release pending trial for violating 13 V.S.A. § 2537, the assistant judges of the county shall appoint a person to perform the duties of the office until the charge of violating 13 V.S.A. § 2537 is resolved. The compensation for the clerk and deputy clerk shall be fixed by the assistant judges and paid for by the county. Such compensation may include such employment benefits as are presently provided to State employees, including health insurance, life insurance, and pension plan, the expense for which shall be borne by the county and the employees. (Amended 1973, No. 106, § 7, eff. May 25, 1973; 2007, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 171.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers

§ 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers
Upon request, a county clerk shall certify under seal to the election or appointment of officers or magistrates, certificates of whose election or appointment and of having taken the oath of office, when such oath is required, have been filed with him or her as provided by law.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 178. Record of sheriff’s commission; copies; evidence

§ 178. Record of sheriff’s commission; copies; evidence
The county clerk shall record, in a book kept for that purpose, sheriffs’ commissions with the oath of office indorsed thereon. In case of loss or destruction of an original commission or recognizance, a certified copy of the record may be used in court as evidence of the facts therein contained. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 172.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders

§ 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders
Claims against a county shall be examined and allowed by the assistant judges, unless other provision is made by law. A statement of each claim with the amount allowed shall be certified by them to the county clerk, who shall draw an order therefor upon the county treasurer.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties › § 181. Settlements; record; filing

§ 181. Settlements; record; filing
Such clerk shall keep on file in his or her office the statements furnished him or her by the assistant judges, upon which he or she has drawn orders, and shall keep a record of such orders, within the number of each, its date, amount, to whom payable, and for what purpose drawn. He or she shall also preserve and keep on file the claims, accounts, or vouchers for which such orders were drawn.