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Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 010 - TRANSPORTATION BOARD › Chapter 017 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES ON VERMONT STATE OWNED AIRPORTS › Section 14 010 017 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES ON VERMONT STATE OWNED AIRPORTS

Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE MINIMUM STANDARDS
AGENCY The
				V ermont Agency of
				Transportation.
AIR CARGO OPERATOR An operator providing only freight and/or
				mail transportation services for compensation or hire.
AIRPORT A Vermont state owned Airport.
COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES Any one or a combination of
				the following aeronautical services performed in full compliance with the
				specific activity standards nereinafter set forth.
A. Full Service Fixed Base
			 Operation
B. Limited Service Fixed
			 Base Operation
C. Aircraft
			 Maintenance, Overhaul, and Parts Shop
D. Specialized Commercial Flying
			 Service
E. Specialized Aircraft
			 Repair Services
F. Scheduled Air
			 Carriers and Air Cargo Operators
G.
			 Commercial Aircraft Hangar Storage Operations
Any other activities not specifically provided for in the
				minimum standards will normally be subject to negotiation.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION OPERATOR See OPERATOR.
FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) An Operator who provides multiple
				aviation services at an airport, as further defined under "Operator", below,
				and in Section V, Minimum Standards.
MINIMUM STANDARD A guideline for the provision of required and
				permitted services which must be met or exceeded as specified in Section V
				herein.
OPERATOR A Commercial Aviation Operator, who is a person or
				persons, firm, or corporation, engaging in a Commercial Aeronautical Activity
				based at the Airport which involves, makes possible, or is required for the
				operation of aircraft, or which contributes to or is required for the safety of
				such aircraft operations, the purpose of such activity being to secure
				earnings, income, compensation, or profit, whether or not such objective or
				objectives are accomplished.
SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER An Operator providing scheduled passenger
				air transportation services for compensation or hire.
SECRETARY The Vermont Secretary of Transportation.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 010 - TRANSPORTATION BOARD › Chapter 020 - ADJUDICATING PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO VERMONT'S MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS FRANCHISING PRACTICES ACT › Section 14 010 020 - ADJUDICATING PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO VERMONT'S MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS FRANCHISING PRACTICES ACT

Current through June, 2024
SUMMARY: The purpose of these rules is to establish the
				operating procedures pursuant to which the Vermont Transportation Board (the
				"Board") will enforce the provisions of 9 V.S.A. Chapter 108, §§ 4083
				et seq., the Vermont Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers
				Franchising Practices Act (the "Act"), which authorizes the Board to regulate
				business practices among motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and
				dealers.
Section 1 Purpose
A. The purpose of these rules is to establish
			 the operating procedures pursuant to which the Vermont Transportation Board
			 (the "Board") will enforce the provisions of 9 V.S.A. Chapter 108, §§
			 4083 et seq., the Vermont Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and
			 Dealers Franchising Practices Act (the "Act"), which authorizes the Board to
			 regulate business practices among motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors,
			 and dealers. These rules shall be construed to secure just, speedy, and
			 efficient determination of all matters pending before the Board pursuant to the
			 Act. Procedures not specifically addressed by these rules shall be governed by
			 the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure (VRCP).
B. These rules govern all actions pending or
			 filed with the Board pursuant to the Act after their effective date.
C. Amendments to these rules will govern
			 proceedings pending on or begun after their effective date except as the Chair
			 determines that the application of one or more of the amendments would not be
			 feasible or would result in injustice.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 010 - TRANSPORTATION BOARD › Chapter 021 - NAMING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Section 14 010 021 - NAMING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

Current through June, 2024
Section I Purpose
These rules shall govern proceedings before the Board to name
				transportation facilities pursuant to
				19 V.S.A. §
											5(b).
Section II Authority
The Board adopts these rules pursuant to
				19 V.S.A. §
											5(b)(2).
Section III Definitions
A. Board means the Vermont Transportation
			 Board.
B. Chair means the Chair of
			 the Board.
C. File means receipt at
			 the Board's offices in Montpelier by the means specified by these Rules, the
			 Chair, or the Board.
D. Issue means
			 send or publish by the Board in either paper or electronic form.
E. Petition means a petition to name a
			 transportation facility.
F.
			 Petitioner means an organization, individual, or group of individuals that
			 files a petition.
G. State means
			 the State of Vermont.
H.
			 Supplemented petition means a petition containing information that responds or
			 purports to respond to a determination by the Chair or the Board that a
			 petition is not substantially complete.
I. Transportation facility means a
			 transportation facility owned, controlled, or maintained by the State of
			 Vermont. Transportation facilities shall include, without limitation, highways
			 and the bridges thereon, airports, rail facilities, rest areas, and welcome
			 centers or discrete parts of any transportation facility.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 020 - ENGINEERING DIVISION › Chapter 001 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ON BETTERMENT PROJECTS › Section 14 020 001 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ON BETTERMENT PROJECTS

Current through June, 2024
Rules and Regulations on Betterment Projects
8.1 The purpose of this rule is to set out
			 criteria t [to] be used by the Agency of Transportation to select small
			 betterment projects as provided in §
									6 of
			 Act No. 186 of the adjourned session of the 1985 Legislature. The intent of the
			 program is to correct spot deficiencies generally not listed on the Five Year
			 Transportation Construction Program by allocating monies for the construction
			 of small betterment projects generally costing less than $ 100,000 each.
8.2. Chief Engineer is the Director of
			 Engineering an Construction for the Agency of Transportation.
8.3. Projects will be nominated by the
			 District Transportation Administrators through the Director of Maintenance.
			 Each district will forward its three highest priority projects annually.
			 Submittal shall include a description of the proposed improvement and the
			 estimated cost. Projects may be on either the state or town system where
			 preference shall be given to projects on the Class I and numbered Class II town
			 highways.
8.4. Proposed projects
			 will be reviewed by the Planning Division of the Agency and a list of candidate
			 projects will be compiled using the following criteria as guide:
a. Geographical distribution of projects,
			 including prior years' projects;
b.
			 cost estimates - preference given to projects costing less than $
			 100,000;
c. traffic volumes on
			 selected highway;
d. accident
			 record on selected highway;
e.
			 hazard or problem eliminated - does work eliminate a need for a bigger project
			 in the near future?
8.5.
			 The list of candidates will be reviewed by the Chief Engineer. The Agency will
			 be free to select projects from anywhere on list of candidate projects and is
			 not limited to the order in which projects are listed.
All projects must have plans or sketches approved by the Chief
				Engineer detailing the work to be accomplished prior to construction.
8.6. The final list of projects
			 prepared by the Chief Engineer must be approved by the Secretary of the
			 Agency.
8.7. While neither major
			 surveys, major design efforts, substantial right-of-way acquisitions and
			 multiple permits should be necessary for these betterment projects, these
			 requirements are not waived and if compliance is applicable, they are
			 required.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 020 - ENGINEERING DIVISION › Chapter 002 - BICYCLE REGULATIONS › Section 14 020 002 - BICYCLE REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 SPECIFICATIONS
1. Route, path or lane signs
			 shall be posted at the beginning and ending of the route, path or lane and in
			 intermediate locations where deemed necessary. Signs shall be in conformance
			 with the standards set forth in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
			 Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
			 (MUTCD).
2. Pavement markings shall
			 be as described in Section 3B-18 of the MUTCD.
3. Construction of bicycle paths shall
			 conform to Highway Department Standard A-77 to permit safe two-way bicycle
			 traffic.
4. A barrier must be
			 provided or an open space left between the separate bicycle path and the
			 highway to avoid conflicts between bicycles and motor vehicles.
5. Bicycle paths should be constructed
			 wherever the traffic on the highway is at least 2000 vehicles per day and the
			 bicycle traffic is at least 200 bicycles per day.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 001 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES › Section 14 050 001 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

Current through June, 2024
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A)
			 Dealer Registrations and Fees.
(1) ATV
			 (All-terrain vehicle)
"All-terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means any nonhighway
				recreational vehicle, except snowmobiles, when used for cross-country travel on
				trails or on any one of the following or a combination thereof: land, water,
				snow, ice, marsh, swampland and natural terrain.
(2) ATV dealer
Any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of all-terrain
				vehicles shall obtain registration certificates and identifying number plates
				subject to rules which may be adopted by the commissioner ...
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 002 - SNOWMOBILE/MOTORBOAT DEALER'S GUIDE › Section 14 050 002 - SNOWMOBILE/MOTORBOAT DEALER'S GUIDE

Current through June, 2024
ATV dealership needing assistance with complicated problems
				should contact the Department of Motor Vehicles between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
				on Monday through Friday, except holidays.
For information and assistance in the following areas, please
				contact the personnel listed.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEALER REGULATIONS: Telephone:
				828-2067
Field Services Division
Bonnie Rutledge, Director, Field Services
Investigative Section
Ronald Macie, Chief Inspector
Dealer problems on REGISTRATION, TAX AND TITLE: Telephone:
				828-2080
Information and Document Control Section
Robert King, Exam/Document Control Chief
Barbara Rugo, Inspector
Louis Theriault, Inspector
Thomas Tessier, Inspector
TEMPORARY PLATES AND FUEL USER INFORMATION: Telephone:
				828-2074
Commercial Vehicle Operations Section
Linda McAllister, Chief of Commercial Vehicle Operations
Dealer's Licensing, Temporary Plates
Dorothy Batchelder, Unit Supervisor
NOTE: Names and addresses of the Supervising Inspectors and
				District Inspectors are given on the following Page "C".
[See illustration in printed publication.]
Listed below are the names, addresses and phone numbers for
				area Supervising inspectors and District Inspectors assigned to their areas.
				They may be contacted by telephone Monday through Friday, except holidays,
				prior to 8:00 A.M and after 5:30 P.M.
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHERN AREA
Supervising Inspector Roger Cram
Box 128
Richmond, Vermont 05477
Telephone: 434-3384
Inspector Dana Kallahan
P.O. Box 614
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
Telephone: 626-9546
Inspector Michael McGlynn
Route 1
East Calais, Vermont 05650
Telephone: 456-7479
Inspector Ronald Richer
12 Lindale Drive
Colchester, Vermont 05446
Telephone: 879-7890
Inspector Guy Welch
RFD 1
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Telephone: 229-4460
DISTRICT 2 - SOUTHERN AREA
Supervising Inspector Carol Kostelnik
Box 254
Killington, Vermont 05751
Telephone: 422-3582
Inspector Robert McNeil
RFD # 1, Box 397
Ludlow, Vermont 05149
Telephone: 228-4481
Inspector Robert Turner, Jr.
P.O. Box 105
North Clarendon, Vermont 05759
Telephone: 775-6191
A.
			 TYPES OF DEALER REGISTRATIONS AND FEES
1.
			 SNOWMOBILE
§
												3201 -
				Definitions
(5) "Snowmobile" means a
				motor driven vehicle designed to travel over ice or snow in whole or in part by
				skis, belts, or cleats.
SNOWMOBILE - DEALER
§
													3204 -
				  Registration Fees and Plates
(b) Any person engaged in
				  the manufacture or sale of snowmobiles shall obtain registration certificates
				  and identifying number plates subject to such rules as may be adopted by the
				  Commissioner...
Fees for registration certificates shall be $ 25.00 for the
					 first certificate issued to any person and $ 3.00 for any additional
					 certificate issued to the same person within the current registration
					 period.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 003 - RULE 25 - DRIVING RANGE-DRIVER EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL › Section 14 050 003 - RULE 25 - DRIVING RANGE-DRIVER EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL

Current through June, 2024
Standards for Approval
In order to meet the approval of the Vermont Department of
				Education and the Department of Motor Vehicles, a driving range shall include
				areas for:
1. a straight section for
			 stopping, starting and backing
2.
			 right and left hand turns
3. legal
			 turn around maneuver
4. angle
			 parking
5. parallel
			 parking
6. lane changing
7. passing
8. stop signs and other traffic control
			 signs
9. intersections
10. curves.
The area must be closed to all other vehicular traffic to
				comply with the law. A method of radio communication must exist between the
				instructor and students.
A ratio of 2:1 should be used when substituting range time for
				the six hours behind-the-wheel instruction (i.e., 2 hours on range - 1 hour on
				road). Also, at least 4 of the 6 hours driving must be done on the public
				highway under normal traffic conditions.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 004 - RULE 27 - EXHIBITION VEHICLES - ANTIQUE VEHICLES › Section 14 050 004 - RULE 27 - EXHIBITION VEHICLES - ANTIQUE VEHICLES

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 1
Rule 27 is added to read:
Exhibition vehicles to which "Antique Car" number plates are to
				be issued must be twenty-five (25) years old or older to qualify.
Statutory Authority:
				23
				V.S.A. §
											373 -
				3
				V.S.A. §
										3107
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 005 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INSURANCE › Section 14 050 005 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INSURANCE

Current through June, 2024
4. Financial
			 Responsibility Insurance
(a) A person will be
			 relieved from actually filing proof of financial responsibility with the
			 Department of Motor Vehicles after three years from the accident, conviction or
			 judgment giving rise to the obligation. In the event of a suspension or
			 revocation that requires mandatory filing under T-23 § 801, an operator
			 shall not be relieved of the obligation to furnish proof of financial
			 responsibility until three years after his or her eligibility date.
(b) The only proof of insurance which will be
			 accepted is the SR-21A certificate attached to an accident report or SR-21
			 filed by the insurance company to show proof of proper liability insurance
			 coverage at the time of the accident and FR-22 or SR-22 certificate for proof
			 of financial responsibility for the future. A telegram or facsimile signed by
			 the authorized agent of the insurance company will be accepted in-lieu of an
			 SR-21, FR-22 or SR-22 certificate for a period of seven (7) days.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 006 - FOREIGN MOTOR BUS REGISTRATION › Section 14 050 006 - FOREIGN MOTOR BUS REGISTRATION

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
A new rule (46.77.35) entitled Foreign Motor Bus Registration
				is adopted to read as follows:
General
Applications for Foreign Motor Bus Registrations shall be made
				upon a form prescribed by the Commissioner ofMotor [of Motor] Vehicles and
				shall contain such information as the Commissioner may require.
One (1) marker only will be issued for each motor bus and same
				shall be attached to the front of the motor bus.
A photostatic copy of the foreign motor bus registration
				certificate must be submitted with each application for a Vermont Motor Bus
				Registration.
Application
Anyone wishing to receive a Vermont Motor Bus Registration,
				pursuant to the statute here involved, must include the following information
				in the telegram or message received by the Permit Section.
Complete name and address of registered owner
Year of vehicle
Make of vehicle
Manufacturer's full Identification number
Seating capacity
State of registration
Permission to sign application (emergency purposes
				provisions)
Correct fee
If authorization is to be forwarded by telegram (emergency
				purposes provisions) included also must be the address where return wire is to
				be sent.
If any of the above information is missing, the registration
				will not be issued.
Emergency Provisions
When the Commissioner, for emergency purposes, authorizes the
				operation of a motor bus by telegram, the marker must then be attached and the
				certificate placed in the vehicle within seven (7) days of the date giving
				initial authority to enter.
A photostatic copy of the home state motor bus registration
				must be forwarded to the Permit Section within two (2) weeks of the date of
				issue of an emergency authorization to enter.
Miscellaneous
Upon termination of operation in the State of Vermont prior to
				the expiration of the registration issued, or upon sale of the motor bus to
				which a registration and marker have been issued, the motor bus registration
				certificate and marker must be returned to the Vermont Motor Vehicle Department
				for cancellation. Neither Motor bus registrations nor markers are
				transferrable.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 007 - FUEL USER REGULATIONS › Section 14 050 007 - FUEL USER REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
FUEL USER REGULATIONS
RECORDS REQUIRED
(a)
			 The records to be retained by the various listed entities are as follows:
(1) A distributor shall keep a record of all
			 sales and deliveries of fuel made by it. Such records shall include, at a
			 minimum, the date the fuel was sold or delivered, the number of gallons of fuel
			 sold or delivered, to whom the fuel was sold or delivered, whether or not the
			 sale or delivery was exempt from the collection of the tax by the distributor
			 and the amount of tax collected.
(2) A dealer
			 shall keep a record of all sales or deliveries of fuel made by it. Such records
			 shall include, at a minimum, all sales for which a tax receipt was given
			 including the identity of the customer, the beginning and ending fuel pump
			 meter readings on a daily basis and the amount of tax collected, if any. If the
			 dealer is also a user who is exempt from the tax by statute, its reports shall
			 also include any tax exempt sales or deliveries and the identity of such tax
			 exempt user.
(3) A user shall
			 keep records of the total miles traveled and the total number of gallons of
			 fuel consumed. The record of miles traveled shall be maintained on either a log
			 in the form prescribed by the Commissioner, a Driver's Daily Log as required by
			 the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety's Regulations, Part 395.8 or a user's own
			 form provided that it contains all the information contained in the log
			 prescribed by the Commissioner. If a user is operating a vehicle solely within
			 a fifteen mile radius of the user's place of business, a single "local" entry
			 and the daily total of such mileage may be entered on that vehicle's log rather
			 than recording each individual trip.
(4) Users shall
			 retain and make available for inspection delivery invoices for all fuel to be
			 used in motor vehicles.
(5) Every person
			 or corporation operating a railroad in this state shall keep records of the
			 total miles traveled and the total number of gallons of fuel consumed, both
			 within and without the state. Railroads shall retain and make available for
			 inspection delivery invoices for all fuel to be used in railroad
			 trains.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 008 - GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR RULES › Section 14 050 008 - GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR RULES

Current through June, 2024
GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR REGULATIONS
1. In lieu of the increased bond, a
			 distributor shall present a report on financial position annually to include an
			 income statement, balance sheet and statement of changes in financial
			 condition. The financial statements shall be reviewed by a Certified or
			 Registered Public Accountant and will be the result of a "review of financial
			 statements" as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public
			 Accountants (AICPA) - a "compilation" is not acceptable. (Defined
			 AICPA)
2. All distributors shall
			 submit a current application annually.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 011 - RULES REGARDING MANDATORY INSURANCE › Section 14 050 011 - RULES REGARDING MANDATORY INSURANCE

Current through June, 2024
A. Each insurance
			 company or authorized representative issuing a policy insuring against
			 liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any motor vehicle
			 which is delivered or issued for deliver in this state shall, at the time of
			 delivery of the policy, issue insurance identification cards to the named
			 insured.
B. Cards shall meet the
			 following specifications:
1. Size of the card
			 may vary from 3" x 2 1/2" to 5 1/2" x 3< 3 >/4".
2. The card shall be a one-part form on at
			 least 20 pound white paper stock.
3. The following must be shown on the card:
a. Vermont Automobile Insurance
			 Identification Card.
b. A statement
			 that the card must be carried in the possession of or the vehicle of the named
			 insured at all times that the named insured is operating a vehicle.
c. The name of the insurance
			 company.
d. The name of the named
			 insured.
e. The policy
			 number.
f. The policy effective
			 date and expiration date.
g. A
			 statement that the policy provides the minimum insurance prescribed by
			 law.
h. If a vehicle is owned, a
			 description including year, make or model and vehicle identification number of
			 each. If the policy covers five or more vehicles, the word "Fleet" may be
			 substituted for the vehicle description.
4. At the option of the insurer other
			 information may be included such as company logo, insured's address,
			 agent/broker's office address, what to do in the event of an accident,
			 etc.
5. Temporary identification
			 cards with the same specifications, except that the word "temporary" must be
			 shown, may be utilized pending receipt of the permanent card by the
			 policyholder. Insurance binders, policies or endorsements may also be utilized
			 as temporary proof of insurance.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 012 - MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOND › Section 14 050 012 - MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOND

Current through June, 2024
I DEFINITIONS
As used in these rules, the following definitions shall
				apply:
A. "New car dealer" shall have
			 the same meaning as in
			 23 V.S.A. §
											4(8);
B. "Used car dealer" shall have the same
			 meaning as in
			 23 V.S.A. §
											4(8);
C. "Required period" shall mean the
			 registration period established any
			 23 V.S.A. §
											452 for which an application is being made
			 plus one year.
D. "Commissioner"
			 shall mean the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 013 - MOTOR VECICLE PURCHASE AND USE TAX › Section 14 050 013 - MOTOR VECICLE PURCHASE AND USE TAX

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to interpret, and to assist in the
				implementation of
				32 V.S.A. §
										8911(9), and to be
				declarative of the practice used by the Department of Motor Vehicles with
				respect to its administration.
The credit provided in and by
				32 V.S.A. §
										8911(9) shall be available
				to the following persons in the circumstances set forth below:
1. Any applicant for a motor vehicle
			 registration and/or title in Vermont shall be entitled to receive a credit for
			 the amount of sales or use tax paid to another state upon the submission to the
			 Department of an application for registration and/or title and the appropriate
			 registration and/or title fees. If the amount of tax paid to another state is
			 less than the amount of Vermont tax, the tax due shall be the difference. If
			 the amount of tax paid to another state is equal to or greater than the amount
			 of Vermont tax, the applicant shall be exempt from the Vermont tax.
2. For the purpose of this rule, the
			 applicant shall have the burden of proving to the Department's satisfaction the
			 amount of tax paid to another state. Acceptable proof of the amount of tax paid
			 to another state shall be such documents as show the amount of tax paid to or
			 collected by that other state.
3.
			 The word "state" shall be construed to include, but is not limited to, any
			 government entity, including local, state, provincial, or national
			 governments.
4. The above tax
			 credits shall also be available to applicants for registration and/or title in
			 Vermont whose spouses paid tax in another state and who would otherwise qualify
			 for the credit. The applicant for such tax credit must attest to the fact that
			 both persons were married at the time tax was paid in that other state upon the
			 application for registration, tax, and title, or provide other acceptable
			 documents proving the same to the Department's satisfaction.
5. No tax credit will be granted for the
			 following taxes, or for any tax, by whatever name, which is not similar to
			 Vermont's sales and use tax:
a. Federal luxury
			 tax
b. Import fee
c. Other taxes paid to the U.S.
			 government
d. Federal excise
			 tax
e. Luxury tax
f. Personal property tax
g. County property tax
h. Inheritance tax
i. Rental tax
CROSS REFERENCES
Definition of charitable institution for application of
				purchase and use tax, see Admin. Proc. Reg. No. 24.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 014 - MOTORCYCLE PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR APPROVAL REGULATIONS › Section 14 050 014 - MOTORCYCLE PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR APPROVAL REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Part A SPECIFICTIONS FOR MOTORCYCLE SFETY HELMETS
Section 1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Helmet - The term "helmet" as used herein
			 is a piece of protective headgear designed to protect the upper part of the
			 wearer's head from impacts.
1.2
			 Reference plane - The reference plane is a plane 2.36 in. (60 mm) above and
			 parallel to a plane defined by the level of the external ear opening and the
			 lower rim of the eye opening.
1.3
			 Area of protection - All area of the head above the reference plane.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 017 - NUMBER PLATES, MANNER OF DISPLAY › Section 14 050 017 - NUMBER PLATES, MANNER OF DISPLAY

Current through June, 2024
Consistent with the provisions of
				23 VSA §
										511 which describes the manner of displaying
				number plates issued by the Commissioner, all such number plate(s), whether
				displayed on the front or rear of a vehicle operated on the highway, shall be
				displayed (attached) to the vehicle in the position designated and provided by
				the manufacturer.
				23 V.S.A. §§
										511 and
				1001
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 018 - DMV RULE NO. 9 - OPERATOR LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 14 050 018 - DMV RULE NO. 9 - OPERATOR LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS

Current through June, 2024
Rule a. Requirements to Obtain a School Bus
			 Endorsement
Before a person may be licensed to assume the duty of
				transporting school pupils in either a Type I or Type II school bus, he or she
				shall comply with applicable provisions of
				23 V.S.A. §
											1282, and shall:
(1) Successfully pass the following tests:
a. Vision test.
b. A knowledge test, as prescribed by the
			 Commissioner, based on the Vermont School Bus Manual for a Type 1 and Type II
			 School Bus, and the Vermont Commercial Driver License Manual for a Type I
			 School Bus. The passing score is 80% or better.
c. Road Test. The road test must be taken in
			 a school bus representative of the type of school bus the person may operate.
			 An accident, dangerous action, or serious violation would be cause for
			 immediate rejection.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 023 - PHOTOGRAPH LICENSE FEE › Section 14 050 023 - PHOTOGRAPH LICENSE FEE

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
A new rule, 46.77.24 entitled "Photograph License Fee" is
				adopted to read as follows:
Upon the issuance of a license with the licensee's photograph
				thereon, said licensee shall pay the Commissioner three ( $ 3.) dollars and
				shall return to the Commissioner his regular license.
Statutory Authority: 23 V.S.A., §
				610b
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 024 - REGISTRATION OF MOTORBOATS AND REGATTAS, RACES, MARINE PARADES, TOURNAMENTS OR EXHIBITIONS › Section 14 050 024 - REGISTRATION OF MOTORBOATS AND REGATTAS, RACES, MARINE PARADES, TOURNAMENTS OR EXHIBITIONS

Current through June, 2024
Section 1
			 Authorization
These rules are entitled and may be referred to as "Rules
				Governing the Registration of Motorboats and Regattas, Races, Marine Parades,
				Tournaments or Exhibitions" and have been adopted by the authority under
				provisions of
				23
				V.S.A. §§
											3316 and
				3318.
Section 2 Numbering Requirements
The numbers issued pursuant to
				23 V.S.A. §§
											3305 and
				3307
				shall:
(a) Consist of the symbols VT
			 in capital letters identifying the State of Vermont followed by not more than
			 four (4) Arabic numerals followed by not more than one (1) capital letter. The
			 group of numerals appearing between letters shall be separated by a space.
			 Example: VT 1234 A.
(b) Be painted
			 on, or attached to each side of the bow of the vessel for which issued and
			 shall read from left to right. They shall be in block characters of good
			 proportion not less than 3 inches in height and shall be so placed as to
			 provide clear legibility for surface identification. The characters shall be of
			 a color which will contrast with the color of the hull, so as to be clearly
			 legible, i.e., dark characters on a light hull, light characters on a dark
			 hull.
It shall be the owner's responsibility to maintain registration
				characters in a legible condition at all times.
Metal or plastic characters may be used provided same are
				securely fastened on the vessel at all times. Decalcomanic characters are
				prohibited.
(c) No number
			 other than the number issued shall be carried on the bow of such
			 vessel.
(d) Numbering requirements
			 shall apply to motorboats operated by dealers and manufacturers.
(1) The manufacturer(s) or dealer(s) may have
			 the number(s) awarded printed upon or attached to a movable sign or signs to be
			 temporarily, but firmly, mounted upon or attached to the boat being
			 demonstrated or tested so long as the display meets the requirements of
			 23 V.S.A. §
												3305(b).
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 027 - REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES, AND VAST SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATIONS › Section 14 050 027 - REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES, AND VAST SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Section I Registration
(1) Definitions.
(a) "Registration Decal" means the decal
			 issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles as a unique identifier for each
			 snowmobile.
(b) "S sticker" means
			 the temporary validation sticker issued to indicate the snowmobile registration
			 has been renewed pending receipt of the permanent validation sticker.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 029 - SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS › Section 14 050 029 - SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS

Current through June, 2024
7 Special
			 Examinations
(a) The written test contains
			 twenty (20) questions. A passing grade is 80%. An oral examination will be
			 given only to those persons who have difficulty in reading and writing
			 English.
(b) The road test includes
			 substantially the same standards as those in the original examination.
1. In the event of a failure, subsequent road
			 tests must be taken within the prescribed time period in order to retain a
			 valid license, or the license shall be suspended for a minimum of 6
			 months.
2. Within 30 days of the
			 failed road test another must be taken. If failed, a third test must be taken
			 within the following 30 days of the second failure. If a third test failure
			 occurs, the operator's license shall be suspended for a minimum of 6
			 months.
3. No suspended license
			 will be reinstated until the road test has been satisfactorily completed and
			 passed.
(c) The eye test
			 contains the same standards as those in the original examination.
(d) A personality inventory. Optional. If
			 court ordered or operating record reveals a possibility of need for
			 psychological review.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 031 - SUSPENSION PROCEDURES, OFFICIAL INSPECTION STATIONS › Section 14 050 031 - SUSPENSION PROCEDURES, OFFICIAL INSPECTION STATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Action 1
A new rule number 46.77.21 entitled "Procedures for Rescinding
				Designation of Official Inspection Stations", is adopted to read as
				follows:
The designation by the Commissioner of an inspection station in
				Vermont may be rescinded for cause subject to the following procedures.
A motor vehicle inspector shall, after completion of an
				investigation, submit a report to the Chief Inspector for review. The Chief
				Inspector shall recommend, based on the facts presented in the investigation
				report, the following:
1. If there is
			 sufficient cause to rescind the designation.
2. The time period the rescinding notice
			 should remain in effect.
These recommendations, along with a copy of the investigation
				report shall be forwarded through the Director of Field Services to the
				Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for review.
The Commissioner, if satisfied there is sufficient cause for
				rescinding the designation of an inspection station shall issue a notice
				rescinding that station's designation and shall determine the period.
The rescinding notice will become effective within 10 (ten)
				days of receipt or immediately in emergency conditions. The owner/agent of the
				inspection station shall be afforded a hearing before the Commissioner or his
				agent, provided a written request for hearing is received within 10(ten) days
				from the effective date of the notice rescinding such designation.
On the effective date the district inspector will pick up the
				following applicable items; any inspection stickers and official inspection
				certificate from the station whose designation has been rescinded.
Any infraction or violation of the inspection regulation
				procedures (as found in the inspection manual) are cause for the Commissioner
				to rescind that station's designation and these include but are not limited to
				the following:
Failure to inspect vehicle in approved inspection area. (Area
				not approved on station application.)
Faioure to aim headlamps with an approved headlamp aiming
				device.
Inspecting vehicle without required equipment (lights, flags
				and flares, mud flaps, or other standard equipment required by law or
				regulation.)
Inspecting vehicle with defective equipment. (Holes in floor or
				trunk, steering and suspension components, brake components, lights, wipers,
				glass).
Not maintaining proper inspection records and/or returning
				inspection material.
Failure to comply with any other law or regulation pertaining
				to the inspection of motor vehicles.Statutory Authoriy:
				23 V.S.A. §
											1001
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 032 - RULES PERTAINING TO REASONABLE ACCESS -STAA VEHILCES, SAFETY AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS › Section 14 050 032 - RULES PERTAINING TO REASONABLE ACCESS -STAA VEHILCES, SAFETY AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

Current through June, 2024
I Definitions
For the purposes of these regulations:
(A) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
			 Motor Vehicles or any officer or employee of the department duly authorized by
			 him/her to perform the functions herein mentioned or described;
(B) "National Network" means the Interstate
			 Highways in Vermont and those Federal-aid Primary System highways in Vermont
			 designated by the Secretary, United States Department of Transportation and the
			 Vermont Secretary of Transportation and set forth in 23 C.F.R. Part 658,
			 Appendix A.
(C) "Tractor" means a
			 motor vehicle designed or used primarily as a traveling power plant or for
			 drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a
			 part of the weight of the vehicles and load so drawn; except that a
			 tractor-semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of automobiles
			 may transport motor vehicles on part of the power unit;
(D) "Tandem trailers" means two twenty-eight
			 foot (28') trailers in a tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination;
(E) "Terminal" shall mean any location where:
(1) Freight either originates, terminates, or
			 is handled in the transportation process; or
(2) Commercial motor carriers maintain
			 operating facilities.
(F) "Interstate Highways" mean the National
			 System of Interstate and Defense Highways and includes the ramps
			 thereto;
(G) "Long Stinger" means a
			 tractor-semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of automobiles
			 and having provision for transporting motor vehicles on part of the power
			 unit;
(H) "Reasonable access" means
			 passage between the National Network and terminals, facilities for food, fuel,
			 repairs and rest and points of loading and unloading by STAA
			 vehicles;
(I) "Secretary" means the
			 Secretary of Transportation of the State of Vermont as appointed pursuant to
			 19 V.S.A. §
											7, or any officer or employee of the Agency
			 duly authorized by him/her to perform the functions herein mentioned or
			 described.
(J) "STAA Vehicle" means
			 tandem trailers up to 28 feet long each, "long stingers," and semitrailers 48
			 feet long and under, including household goods carriers, allowed to travel on
			 the National Network but not generally on Vermont public highways without
			 special permission.
Unless otherwise clear in context, other words shall have the
				same meaning as in
				23 V.S.A. §
												4 and
				23
				C.F.R. §
												658.5.
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Current through June, 2024
The following documents will be required under T23, VSA,
				§ 2023 to clarify the procedures when a person dies.
1. Intestate - No probate. A death
			 certificate will be required as well as a letter from an officer of the court
			 in Vermont. If the officer of the court is from out-of-state, proof will be
			 required that the officer is a member of the bar, or is a court
			 official.
2. Intestate - Probate. A
			 letter from the probate judge naming the administrator of the estate will be
			 required.
3. Will. Letter from
			 probate and proof of appointment of executor identity.
4. Vehicle held jointly by husband and wife.
			 A death certificate will be required as well as a statement that the
			 individuals named on the title were husband and wife unless such appears on the
			 death certificate.
5. The
			 Commissioner or his designee may accept other documentation.
Statutory Authority:
				23 V.S.A. §
											2023
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 036 - RULES FOR MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 14 050 036 - RULES FOR MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY STANDARDS

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
An existing rule entitled "Rules For Motor Carrier Safety
				Standards" is amended which consists of the regulations promulgated by the U.S.
				Department of Transportation contained in Parts 390 to 397 and 399 of Title 49
				of the Code of Federal Regulations revised October 01, 1992, and any amendments
				thereto, with the following modifications:
(a) All of the regulations adopted shall be
			 construed so that whenever the Department of Transportation, Secretary of
			 Transportation, and other Federal agencies and titles are referred to, they
			 shall be construed to mean and be in effect as State of Vermont, Agency of
			 Transportation and the Secretary of Transportation serving as the
			 administrative head thereof.
(b)
			 Whenever the word Interstate appears in the text of Parts 390 to 397 and 399,
			 it shall be construed to mean both Interstate and Intrastate Motor Carrier
			 Transportation.
(c) In those
			 instances where the context requires otherwise, appropriate interpretation
			 shall be made; i.e. where there is no comparable State Agency, such as Coast
			 Guard, then such shall be the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary's
			 designee. Subsidiary offices of the Federal Department of Transportation shall
			 be considered to be the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit of the Agency of
			 Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles.
(d) Part 391.11, Qualifications of Drivers,
			 is modified by deletion of (b)(1) and substituting the following:
(b) A person is qualified to drive a
			 Commercial Motor Vehicle if the person:
1) Is
			 at least 18 years old provided the person has a valid Vermont License and is
			 engaged in the transportation of cargo or passengers in Intrastate Commerce;
			 or
2) Must be at least 21 years old
			 if the person is engaged in the transportation of cargo or passengers in
			 Interstate Commerce.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 037 - REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLE RIDER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS, SPONSORS AND STUDENTS › Section 14 050 037 - REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLE RIDER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS, SPONSORS AND STUDENTS

Current through June, 2024
Motorcycle Rider Training Instructor Requirements
1. The Instructor shall have a High School
			 Diploma or its equivalent.
2. The
			 Instructor shall own and regularly operate a motorcycle.
3. The Instructor shall be at least 21 years
			 of age and must hold a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License endorsed for
			 motorcycle operation.
4. The
			 Instructor shall have at least four years of motorcycle riding experience
			 during the last five years.
5. The
			 Instructor's Motor Vehicle Operator's License shall not have been suspended or
			 revoked at any time during the preceding two years. In addition the Instructor
			 shall fully and accurately disclose any convictions of traffic violations,
			 traffic offenses or crimes of any nature. The commissioner/or authorized agent
			 shall determine if such violations, offenses or crimes shall warrant denial of
			 Program Certification. Disclosure must include any and all citations for
			 traffic violations or offenses and any and all crimes where a citation or
			 conviction was issued.
6. The
			 Instructor shall not have any convictions during the preceding five years for:
(A) operating a vehicle under the influence
			 of intoxicating liquor or other substance,
(B) operating or taking another person's
			 vehicle without the owner's consent,
(C) operating a vehicle after suspension,
			 revocation or refusal of license,
(D) operating a vehicle in a careless and
			 negligent manner, and
(E) leaving
			 the scene of an accident.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 040 - PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AS PERTAINS TO FAINTING SPELLS, BLACKOUTS OR ANY OTHER REASON CAUSING A PERIOD OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS › Section 14 050 040 - PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AS PERTAINS TO FAINTING SPELLS, BLACKOUTS OR ANY OTHER REASON CAUSING A PERIOD OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS

Current through June, 2024
15 Physical
			 Conditions as Pertains to Fainting Spells, Blackouts or Any Other Reason
			 Causing a Period of Unconsciousness
a. In
			 order to operate a motor vehicle or to hold or obtain an operator's license, a
			 person who experiences an alteration or alterations of consciousness or
			 conscious control may be granted such privilege by the Commissioner with such
			 conditions and restrictions as the Commissioner deems appropriate.
b. Such a person shall submit initial medical
			 evaluation reports to the Commissioner. The medical reports shall require
			 information regarding the person's overall fitness to drive and recommendations
			 regarding the necessity to furnish medical progress reports, the recommended
			 frequency of such progress reports and the length of time such progress reports
			 should be required. The medical report or progress report shall also permit the
			 physician to recommend that the person submit to such motor vehicle written,
			 road, and eye tests as the physician deems appropriate.
c. Upon the failure to furnish medical
			 reports or progress reports, or upon receipt of an unsatisfactory medical
			 report or progress report, the Commissioner shall suspend for an indefinite
			 period the person's license, privilege to operate, or right to obtain an
			 operator's license and such license shall remain suspended until the
			 Commissioner receives a subsequent and satisfactory medical report or progress
			 report.
d. In evaluating medical
			 reports, the Commissioner may require and consider reports from other
			 physician. The Commissioner shall not be responsible for the costs of such
			 medical examinations and reports and progress reports.
e. In evaluating the person's fitness to
			 operate, or to obtain or hold a license, the Commissioner may also consider any
			 other pertinent facts, reports, or information in his or her
			 possession.
f. Any person who holds
			 a Vermont Commercial Driver's License and who is engaged in interstate commerce
			 (between states), is subject to Part 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
			 Regulations.
Cross References:
Physical and mental examinations, see
				23 V.S.A.,
				§
												637 et seq.
Restricted licenses, see
				23 V.S.A., §
												612