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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 371. Trailer and semi-trailer [Effective January 1, 2024]

§ 371. Trailer and semi-trailer [Effective January 1, 2024]
(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) $33.00 and $62.00, respectively, when such trailer or semi-trailer has a gross weight of trailer and load of 1,500 pounds or less.
(B) $63.00 and $123.00, 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) $63.00 and $123.00, 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) $63.00 and $123.00, 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 $237.00 and $473.00, 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; 2023, No. 78, § G.113, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 $2.40 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; 2023, No. 78, § G.114, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 372a. Local transit public transportation service

§ 372a. Local transit public transportation service
[Subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2024; see also subsection (a) effective January 1, 2024 set out below.]
(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.
[Subsection (a) effective January 1, 2024; see also subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2024 set out above.]
(a) The annual registration fee for any motor bus used in local transit or public transportation service shall be $75.00, 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; 2023, No. 78, § G.115, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 372a. Local transit public transportation service [Effective January 1, 2024]

§ 372a. Local transit public transportation service [Effective January 1, 2024]
(a) The annual registration fee for any motor bus used in local transit or public transportation service shall be $75.00, 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; 2023, No. 78, § G.115, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates

§ 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates
[Subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2024; see also subsection (a) effective January 1, 2024 set out below.]
(a) The annual fee for the registration of a motor vehicle that is maintained for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and that is not used for general daily transportation of passengers or property on any highway shall be $21.00, in lieu of fees otherwise provided by law. Permitted use shall include:
(1) use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest; and
(2) occasional transportation of passengers or property not more than one day per week.
[Subsection (a) effective January 1, 2024; see also subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2024 set out above.]
(a) The annual fee for the registration of a motor vehicle that is maintained for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and that is not used for general daily transportation of passengers or property on any highway shall be $26.00, in lieu of fees otherwise provided by law. Permitted use shall include:
(1) use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest; and
(2) occasional transportation of passengers or property not more than one day per week.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of section 304 of this title, one registration plate shall be issued to those vehicles registered under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Vermont registration plates issued prior to 1968 may be displayed on a motor vehicle registered under this section instead of the plate issued under this section, if the issued plate is maintained within the vehicle and produced upon request of any enforcement officer as defined in subdivision 4(11) of this title. (Amended 1981, No. 87, § 14; 1989, No. 51, § 25; 1989, No. 82, § 2; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 50, § 96; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 60; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 71, § 8; 2023, No. 78, § G.116, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates [Effective January 1, 2024]

§ 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates [Effective January 1, 2024]
(a) The annual fee for the registration of a motor vehicle that is maintained for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest and that is not used for general daily transportation of passengers or property on any highway shall be $26.00, in lieu of fees otherwise provided by law. Permitted use shall include:
(1) use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest; and
(2) occasional transportation of passengers or property not more than one day per week.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of section 304 of this title, one registration plate shall be issued to those vehicles registered under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Vermont registration plates issued prior to 1968 may be displayed on a motor vehicle registered under this section instead of the plate issued under this section, if the issued plate is maintained within the vehicle and produced upon request of any enforcement officer as defined in subdivision 4(11) of this title. (Amended 1981, No. 87, § 14; 1989, No. 51, § 25; 1989, No. 82, § 2; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 50, § 96; 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 60; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 71, § 8; 2023, No. 78, § G.116, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 374. Jitney

§ 374. Jitney
The annual fee for registration of a jitney designed to carry not more than seven persons, including the operator, shall be the same as is required for the registration of a motor vehicle of the pleasure car type. When a jitney is designed to carry more than seven passengers, including the operator, the fee shall be the same as is required for the registration of a motor bus of like passenger carrying capacity.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles [Effective January 1, 2024]

§ 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles [Effective January 1, 2024]
(a) A fee shall not be charged for registration of motor vehicles owned by the State.
(b) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle owned by any municipality in this State and used entirely by it or any other municipality for municipal purposes shall be $15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified in this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, the term municipality shall include county-owned vehicles. The Commissioner shall issue specially designed registration plates for county-owned sheriffs’ departments’ vehicles.
(c) The registration fee for registration of a motor truck, trailer, ambulance, or other motor vehicle, owned by a volunteer fire department or other volunteer firefighting organization or other organization conducting rescue operations and used solely for fire fighting or rescue purposes shall be $15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified in this chapter. A motor vehicle or trailer registered under this section shall be plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab to indicate its ownership.
(d) The use of a school bus owned by a municipality in this State, whether or not that use is compensated, shall be considered a municipal purpose within the meaning of this section.
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) A replacement registration plate shall be provided by the Commissioner upon the payment of a fee of $11.00.
(g)(1) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle obtained from the government as excess government property, or a vehicle purchased with 100 percent federal funds and used for federally supported local programs, shall be $14.00, in lieu of fees otherwise specified in this chapter. The Commissioner shall determine the eligibility as to whether or not the motor vehicle qualifies for this registration and ownership of the vehicle shall be plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab.
(2) The registration of a vehicle used for other than federally supported local programs shall be revoked. (Amended 1961, No. 50, eff. April 1, 1962; 1963, No. 190; 1967, No. 129, § 10; 1971, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1975, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 19, 1978; 1979, No. 42; 1979, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 87, § 15; 1989, No. 51, § 26; 1989, No. 82, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; 1997, No. 39, § 6; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2023, No. 78, § G.117, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 377. Government-owned vehicles

§ 377. Government-owned vehicles
The Commissioner shall have authority to issue registration certificates and registration number plates without charge to passenger car vehicles, not otherwise required to be registered under the provisions of this title, owned by the U.S. government, other states, or provinces. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 150.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 378. Veterans’ exemptions

§ 378. Veterans’ exemptions
No fees shall be charged an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who is a resident of the State of Vermont for the registration of a motor vehicle that the veteran has acquired with financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or for the registration of a motor vehicle owned by him or her during his or her lifetime obtained as a replacement thereof, when his or her application is accompanied by a copy of an approved VA Form 21-4502 issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs certifying him or her to be entitled to the financial assistance. (Amended 1975, No. 38, § 1; 2017, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 381. Fees turned over to State Treasurer

§ 381. Fees turned over to State Treasurer
(a) Except as otherwise provided, all fees for registering motor vehicles, licensing operators, and all other motor vehicle fees shall be collected by the Commissioner and forthwith paid into the State Treasury or deposited to such bank to the credit of the State Treasurer as he or she may direct.
(b)-(d) [Repealed.]
(e) Whenever a payment is received that is less than, but within $0.99 of, the required fee, the transaction shall be processed. The Commissioner may determine that action will not be taken to collect the missing portion of the fee. When a payment up to $1.00 greater than the required fee is received, the excess shall not be refunded. (Amended 1987, No. 89, § 309; 1987, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1991, No. 89; 1997, No. 61, § 240; 2011, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars

§ 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual registration fee for a pleasure car or tractor, truck-tractor, or motor truck up to 6,000 pounds powered by fuel as defined in section 3002 of this title shall be $74.00, and the biennial fee shall be $136.00. (Added 1999, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars

§ 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual registration fee for a pleasure car or tractor, truck-tractor, or motor truck up to 6,000 pounds powered by fuel as defined in section 3002 of this title shall be $89.00, and the biennial fee shall be $163.00. (Added 1999, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2023, No. 78, § G.118, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 414. Special permits for foreign public utilities

§ 414. Special permits for foreign public utilities
The Commissioner may issue to public utilities operating in this State, for a nominal fee, a special permit for vehicles engaged in emergency repair work in this State, provided such vehicles are registered in some other state, have registration plates attached, and are driven by an individual licensed to operate motor vehicles in this or some other state. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 151.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 415. Nondiesel fuel user’s license

§ 415. Nondiesel fuel user’s license
(a) In addition to any other provision of law relating to registration of motor trucks with a gross weight of 18,000 pounds or over and powered by gasoline or any other nondiesel fuel, or fees paid therefor, a person owning or operating a motor truck upon the highways of the State, registered in this State, shall apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for a nondiesel fuel user’s license for each such motor truck to be so operated. Application shall be made upon a form prescribed by such Commissioner and shall set forth such information as the Commissioner may require. The application shall be accompanied by a license fee of $6.50 for each motor truck listed in the application. However, any license issued under this section prior to July 1, 1990 shall remain in effect for the term of the issuance. The Commissioner shall issue a license and an identification tag, plate, or sticker for each such motor truck, which tag, plate, or sticker shall be of such size and design and contain such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe. Except as otherwise provided, any such license and tag, plate, or sticker shall become void on January 1 next following the date of issue. Such licenses shall be carried in the motor truck, and the tag, plate, or sticker shall be affixed to said motor truck and at all times be visible and legible. This section shall not apply to motor trucks owned by federal, State, provincial, or municipal governments nor to motor trucks, otherwise required to be licensed under this section, that are being operated under the provisions of sections 463 or 516 of this title.
(b) A person owning or operating a motor truck as defined in subsection (a) of this section that is registered in this State and for which the fees required under section 367 of this title have been paid shall not be required to obtain the license or pay the fee as required in subsection 367(a) of this title until his or her next registration renewal and annually thereafter.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) Upon approval of the Commissioner, one-way rental vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less are exempt from carrying the nondiesel fuel user’s license in the motor vehicle and are exempt from displaying the identification tag, plate, or sticker on or in the motor vehicle. (Amended 1969, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 25, 1970; 1971, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1975, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1976; 1977, No. 12, § 1, eff. March 14, 1977; 1981, No. 87, § 18, eff. June 1, 1981; 1981, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1985, No. 58, § 10; 1985, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. April 18, 1986; 1987, No. 109, § 1; 1987, No. 283 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 46, § 1, eff. May 5, 1989; 1989, No. 51, § 27; 1989, No. 51, § 27a, eff. July 1, 1990; 1991, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1993, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 256a; 1993, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2013, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 421. Penalties

§ 421. Penalties
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) to operate a motor truck subject to the provisions of this chapter upon any public highway in the State without first obtaining the license and tag, plate, or marker required under section 415 of this title or to so operate without carrying the license and displaying the tag, plate, or marker if issued;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) to fail to file any return or report required by the Commissioner; or
(4) to make a false return or fail to keep records of operations as may be required by the Commissioner.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section, upon first conviction, shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $100.00 or more than $250.00; and upon a second or subsequent conviction of a violation occurring within one year after a previous conviction of any provision of subsection (a), by a fine of not less than $250.00 or more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. (Amended 1975, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1976; 1977, No. 12, § 4, eff. March 14, 1977; 1979, No. 34, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1979; 1981 (Adj. Sess.), No. 172, § 8, eff. March 1, 1983; 1985, No. 58, § 8; 2013, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 152.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 450a. Dealer registration; eligibility

§ 450a. Dealer registration; eligibility
(a) A person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer unless the person:
(1) Has no previous record of willful violations of dealer laws or regulations in this or any other jurisdiction.
(2) For initial and renewal applicants, has not had a conviction or been incarcerated for a conviction for extortion, forgery, fraud, larceny, or embezzlement in this or any other jurisdiction within the 10 years prior to the application.
(3) Has no unsatisfied judgments against the person arising out of violations of consumer protection laws in Vermont or any other jurisdiction.
(4) Owns real estate (as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 132) as his or her place of business or has a lease with an expiration date not earlier than the last day of the registration year for which registration is sought under the provisions of this subchapter, which includes a building of at least 1,200 square feet in size used primarily for the business of the dealership. The building shall have adequate facilities for the maintenance of the records required by law to be kept including those required by section 466 of this title.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer in cars, motor trucks, motorcycles, or motor-driven cycles unless the person presents proof of compliance with the provisions of section 800 of this title at the time application for registration is made.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer in cars or motor trucks unless the person is open for business at least 146 days during the calendar year. The applicant shall provide the Commissioner with the hours of operation of the business that the person shall maintain during the registration period at the time of the application. (Added 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 452. Expiration

§ 452. Expiration
Unless otherwise specifically provided or unless canceled, revoked, or suspended, dealers’ registrations and certificates shall become void one year from the first day of the month of issue. The Commissioner may renew dealer registrations for two years and may stagger expiration dates. (Amended 1965, No. 70, § 5; 1999, No. 31, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 454. Dealer’s use of vehicles or motorboats

§ 454. Dealer’s use of vehicles or motorboats
(a) A motor vehicle owned by a dealer may be operated, while so owned, under the distinguishing number assigned to him or her as provided in this subchapter, for the following purposes and uses:
(1) For the purpose of testing or adjusting the vehicle in the immediate vicinity of his or her place of business.
(2) For some purpose directly connected with the dealer business, purchasing, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles by the dealer. The words “directly connected” for the purposes of this subdivision shall not be construed to include towing service unless the disabled vehicle is being towed to or from the dealer’s place of business for repair purposes, nor shall it include the transport of crushed vehicles unless all of the vehicles being so transported are properly recorded in the records of the dealer as required by section 466 of this title.
(3) For a demonstration when the prospective purchaser is operating the vehicle, and then only for a period not to exceed three days.
(4) For the temporary accommodation of a customer of the dealer when a motor vehicle properly registered under the law of the state of residence of the customer, because of crash or wear, is disabled and is left with the dealer for repairs and then only for a period not exceeding seven days.
(5) For the private pleasure use of the dealer and members of his or her immediate family residing in the same household.
(6) For the use of the vehicles at funerals or in public parades when no charge or rental is made for the use.
(b) The word “dealer” for the purposes of subdivision (a)(5) of this section shall include such of the principal officers of a corporation registered as dealer and such of the partners in a co-partnership registered as dealer as are actively and principally engaged in the motor vehicle business and in any event shall include only those persons listed on the application for a registered dealer submitted to the Department, but shall not include directors and stockholders nor inactive and silent partners.
(c) A snowmobile, motorboat, or all-terrain vehicle dealer may only use a dealer’s number plate or dealer registration number in accordance with sections 3204, 3305, and 3504 of this title, respectively. (Amended 1965, No. 204, § 9; 1975, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 7a, 7b, eff. April 1, 1976; 1995, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 22, 1996; 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 456. Employees’ use of vehicles, motorboats restricted

§ 456. Employees’ use of vehicles, motorboats restricted
Employees of a dealer shall not operate, and a dealer shall not permit them to operate, vehicles or motorboats with dealer’s registration number plates or registration numbers displayed thereon, except for business purposes of the dealer, or in traveling directly between their homes and the place of their employer’s business. (Amended 1995, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 22, 1996; 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 457. Temporary plates [Effective until November 1, 2023]

§ 457. Temporary plates [Effective until November 1, 2023]
[Subsection effective until November 1, 2023; see also subsection effective November 1, 2023 until January 1, 2024, and subsection effective January 1, 2024 set out below.]
At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner shall furnish the dealer with a sufficient number of number plates and temporary validation stickers, temporary number plates, or temporary decals for use during the 60-day period immediately following sale of a vehicle or motorboat by the dealer. The plates and decals shall have the same general design as the plates or decals furnished individual owners, but the plates and decals may be of a material and color as the Commissioner may determine. The Commissioner shall collect a fee of $5.00 for each temporary plate issued.
[Subsection effective November 1, 2023; see also subsection effective until November 1, 2023 set out above; and subsection effective January 1, 2024 set out below.]
At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner shall furnish the dealer with a sufficient number of number plates, temporary number plates, or temporary decals for use during the 60-day period immediately following sale of a vehicle or motorboat by the dealer. The plates and decals shall have the same general design as the plates or decals furnished individual owners, but the plates and decals may be of a material and color as the Commissioner may determine. The Commissioner shall collect a fee of $5.00 for each temporary plate issued.
[Subsection effective January 1, 2024; see also subsection effective until November 1, 2023, and subsection effective November 1, 2023 until January 1, 2024 set out above.]
At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner shall furnish the dealer with a sufficient number of number plates, temporary number plates, or temporary decals for use during the 60-day period immediately following sale of a vehicle or motorboat by the dealer. The plates and decals shall have the same general design as the plates or decals furnished individual owners, but the plates and decals may be of a material and color as the Commissioner may determine. The Commissioner shall collect a fee of $6.00 for each temporary plate issued. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1975, No. 68, § 2, eff. April 18, 1975; 1985, No. 30, § 1; 1989, No. 51, § 30; 1997, No. 39, § 3; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 15, 2002; 2015, No. 47, § 11; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2023, No. 41, § 8, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 457. Temporary plates [Effective November 1, 2023]

§ 457. Temporary plates [Effective November 1, 2023]
At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner shall furnish the dealer with a sufficient number of number plates, temporary number plates, or temporary decals for use during the 60-day period immediately following sale of a vehicle or motorboat by the dealer. The plates and decals shall have the same general design as the plates or decals furnished individual owners, but the plates and decals may be of a material and color as the Commissioner may determine. The Commissioner shall collect a fee of $5.00 for each temporary plate issued. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1975, No. 68, § 2, eff. April 18, 1975; 1985, No. 30, § 1; 1989, No. 51, § 30; 1997, No. 39, § 3; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 15, 2002; 2015, No. 47, § 11; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2023, No. 41, § 8, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 457. Temporary plates

§ 457. Temporary plates
At the time of the issuance of a registration certificate to a dealer as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner shall furnish the dealer with a sufficient number of number plates, temporary number plates, or temporary decals for use during the 60-day period immediately following sale of a vehicle or motorboat by the dealer. The plates and decals shall have the same general design as the plates or decals furnished individual owners, but the plates and decals may be of a material and color as the Commissioner may determine. The Commissioner shall collect a fee of $6.00 for each temporary plate issued. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1975, No. 68, § 2, eff. April 18, 1975; 1985, No. 30, § 1; 1989, No. 51, § 30; 1997, No. 39, § 3; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 15, 2002; 2015, No. 47, § 11; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2023, No. 41, § 8, eff. November 1, 2023; 2023, No. 78, § G.120, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles [Effective until November 1, 2023]

§ 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles [Effective until November 1, 2023]
On the day of the sale or exchange of a motor vehicle, motorboat, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to be registered in this State, a dealer may issue to the purchaser, for attachment to the motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or to be carried in or on the motorboat, a number plate with temporary validation stickers, a temporary number plate, or a temporary decal, provided that the purchaser deposits with such dealer, for transmission to the Commissioner, a properly executed application for the registration of such motor vehicle, motorboat, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle and the required fee. If a properly licensed purchaser either attaches to the motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle or carries in the motorboat such number plate or decal, he or she may operate the same for a period not to exceed 60 consecutive days immediately following the purchase. An individual shall not operate a motor vehicle, motorboat, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle with a number plate with temporary validation stickers, a temporary number plate, or a temporary decal attached to the motor vehicle or carried in the motorboat except as provided in this section. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 68, § 3, eff. April 18, 1975; 1997, No. 39, § 4; 2015, No. 47, § 12; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 153; 2023, No. 41, § 9, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles [Effective November 1, 2023]

§ 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles [Effective November 1, 2023]
On the day of the sale or exchange of a motor vehicle, motorboat, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to be registered in this State, a dealer may issue to the purchaser, for attachment to the motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or to be carried in or on the motorboat, a number plate, a temporary number plate, or a temporary decal, provided that the purchaser deposits with such dealer, for transmission to the Commissioner, a properly executed application for the registration of such motor vehicle, motorboat, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle and the required fee. If a properly licensed purchaser either attaches to the motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle or carries in the motorboat such number plate or decal, the purchaser may operate the same for a period not to exceed 60 consecutive days immediately following the purchase. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 68, § 3, eff. April 18, 1975; 1997, No. 39, § 4; 2015, No. 47, § 12; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 153; 2023, No. 41, § 9, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 459. Notice, application, and fees to Commissioner [Effective until November 1, 2023]

§ 459. Notice, application, and fees to Commissioner [Effective until November 1, 2023]
(a) Upon issuing a number plate with temporary validation stickers, a temporary number plate, or a temporary decal to a purchaser, a dealer shall have 15 calendar days, or up to 30 calendar days as applicable pursuant to subsection 2015(b) of this title, to forward to the Commissioner the application and fee, deposited with him or her by the purchaser, together with notice of such issue and such other information as the Commissioner may require.
(b) If a number plate with temporary validation stickers, a temporary registration plate, or a temporary decal is not issued by a dealer in connection with the sale or exchange of a vehicle or motorboat, the dealer may accept from the purchaser a properly executed registration, tax, and title application and the required fees for transmission to the Commissioner. The dealer shall have 15 calendar days, or up to 30 calendar days as applicable pursuant to subsection 2015(b) of this title, to forward to the Commissioner the application and fee together with such other information as the Commissioner may require. (Amended 1987, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 31, § 5; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2015, No. 47, § 13; 2019, No. 60, § 21; 2023, No. 41, § 10, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 459. Notice, application, and fees to commissioner [Effective November 1, 2023]

§ 459. Notice, application, and fees to commissioner [Effective November 1, 2023]
(a) Upon issuing a number plate, a temporary number plate, or a temporary decal to a purchaser, a dealer shall have 15 calendar days, or up to 30 calendar days as applicable pursuant to subsection 2015(b) of this title, to forward to the Commissioner the application and fee, deposited with the dealer by the purchaser, together with notice of such issue and such other information as the Commissioner may require.
(b) If a number plate with a temporary registration plate or a temporary decal is not issued by a dealer in connection with the sale or exchange of a vehicle or motorboat, the dealer may accept from the purchaser a properly executed registration, tax, and title application and the required fees for transmission to the Commissioner. The dealer shall have 15 calendar days, or up to 30 calendar days as applicable pursuant to subsection 2015(b) of this title, to forward to the Commissioner the application and fee together with such other information as the Commissioner may require. (Amended 1987, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 31, § 5; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2015, No. 47, § 13; 2019, No. 60, § 21; 2023, No. 41, § 10, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 461. Destruction of temporary plates

§ 461. Destruction of temporary plates
Unless otherwise directed by the Commissioner, at the expiration of the period of 60 days, the purchaser shall destroy the temporary number plates. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1975, No. 68, § 4, eff. April 18, 1975; 1997, No. 39, § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 462. Cancellation, revocation, or suspension of dealer’s registration

§ 462. Cancellation, revocation, or suspension of dealer’s registration
(a) The Commissioner may cancel, revoke, or suspend the registration of a dealer under the provisions of this chapter or section 3204, 3305, or 3504 of this title whenever, after the dealer has been afforded the opportunity of a hearing before the Commissioner or upon conviction in any court in any jurisdiction, it appears that the dealer has willfully violated any vehicle or motorboat law of this State or any lawful regulation of the Commissioner applying to dealers, or when it appears that the dealer has engaged in fraudulent or unlawful practices related to the purchase, sale, or exchange of vehicles or motorboats. A dealer whose registration has been canceled, revoked, or suspended shall forthwith return to the Commissioner the registration certificate and any and all number plates or numbers or decals furnished him or her by the Commissioner, and the privilege to operate, purchase, sell, or exchange vehicles or motorboats under his or her dealer’s number shall cease. An application for a new dealer’s registration for that dealer will not be considered until a revocation period has been served.
(b) A fee of $30.00 shall be paid to the Commissioner prior to the reinstatement of any dealer’s registration that has been suspended for cause. (Amended 1965, No. 204, § 4; 1987, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 59, § 74, eff. June 30, 1997; 1999, No. 31, § 6; 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of State

§ 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of State
A registered motor vehicle dealer is authorized to issue an in-transit registration permit for the purpose of movement over the highways of certain motor vehicles otherwise required to be registered when these vehicles are sold in this State to be transported to and registered in another state or province. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, upon request, provide registered motor vehicle dealers with such numbers of applications and special in-transit number plates for vehicles sold in this State to be transported to and registered in another state or province as shall be necessary. The Commissioner is authorized to charge a fee of $6.00 for the processing of the plate application and the issuance of the plate. The dealer, upon the sale of a motor vehicle to be transported to and registered in another state or province, shall cause the application to be filled out and transmitted to the Commissioner and shall attach to the vehicle the in-transit number plate corresponding to the application. No registered motor vehicle dealer shall sell, exchange, give, or transfer any application or in-transit plate to any person other than the person to whom the dealer sells or exchanges a motor vehicle to be registered in another state or province. The application shall be in a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner. The special in-transit number plate to be attached to the vehicle will be issued in the form and design as prescribed by the Commissioner and shall be valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issue. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1975, No. 68, § 5, eff. April 18, 1975; 1977, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1979, No. 30, § 1, eff. April 17, 1979; 1985, No. 30, § 2; 1989, No. 51, § 31; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 35, § 1; 2009, No. 50, § 45; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 28.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of State

§ 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of State
A registered motor vehicle dealer is authorized to issue an in-transit registration permit for the purpose of movement over the highways of certain motor vehicles otherwise required to be registered when these vehicles are sold in this State to be transported to and registered in another state or province. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, upon request, provide registered motor vehicle dealers with such numbers of applications and special in-transit number plates for vehicles sold in this State to be transported to and registered in another state or province as shall be necessary. The Commissioner is authorized to charge a fee of $8.00 for the processing of the plate application and the issuance of the plate. The dealer, upon the sale of a motor vehicle to be transported to and registered in another state or province, shall cause the application to be filled out and transmitted to the Commissioner and shall attach to the vehicle the in-transit number plate corresponding to the application. No registered motor vehicle dealer shall sell, exchange, give, or transfer any application or in-transit plate to any person other than the person to whom the dealer sells or exchanges a motor vehicle to be registered in another state or province. The application shall be in a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner. The special in-transit number plate to be attached to the vehicle will be issued in the form and design as prescribed by the Commissioner and shall be valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issue. (Amended 1967, No. 356 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1975, No. 68, § 5, eff. April 18, 1975; 1977, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1979, No. 30, § 1, eff. April 17, 1979; 1985, No. 30, § 2; 1989, No. 51, § 31; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 35, § 1; 2009, No. 50, § 45; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2023, No. 78, § G.121, eff. January 1, 2024.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 464. Return of number plates by dealer

§ 464. Return of number plates by dealer
If a dealer comes into possession of a motor vehicle the registration of which has expired by reason of the provisions of section 321 of this title, and that has number plates attached, he or she shall immediately return such number plates to the Commissioner. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 154.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited [Effective until November 1, 2023]

§ 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited [Effective until November 1, 2023]
A dealer shall not lend or lease registration certificates, validation stickers, numbers, decals, or number plates that have been assigned to him or her under the provisions of this chapter, nor shall he or she lend or lease a vehicle or motorboat to which his or her dealer’s decals, numbers, or number plates have been attached, nor lend or lease his or her dealer’s decals, numbers, or number plates to a subagent. (Amended 1999, No. 31, § 7; 2015, No. 50, § 2; 2023, No. 41, § 11, eff. November 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 23 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7 - Registration › § 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited [Effective November 1, 2023]

§ 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited [Effective November 1, 2023]
A dealer shall not lend or lease registration certificates, numbers, decals, or number plates that have been assigned to the dealer under the provisions of this chapter, nor shall the dealer lend or lease a vehicle or motorboat to which the dealer’s decals, numbers, or number plates have been attached, nor lend or lease the dealer’s decals, numbers, or number plates to a subagent. (Amended 1999, No. 31, § 7; 2015, No. 50, § 2; 2023, No. 41, § 11, eff. November 1, 2023.)