§ 1221. Condition of vehicle

§ 1221. Condition of vehicle A motor vehicle, operated on any highway, shall be in good mechanical condition and shall be properly equipped.

§ 1221a. Defective equipment warning

§ 1221a. Defective equipment warning The operator of a motor vehicle who receives a ticket for inoperative lights shall not be required to pay the civil penalty associated with the ticket provided that within 72 hours after receiving the ticket the issuing department receives proof that the defect has been repaired. (Added 1997, No. 144 […]

§ 1222. Inspection of registered vehicles

§ 1222. Inspection of registered vehicles (a) Except for school buses, which shall be inspected as prescribed in section 1282 of this title, and motor buses as defined in subdivision 4(17) of this title, which shall be inspected twice during the calendar year at six-month intervals, all motor vehicles registered in this State shall undergo […]

§ 1222a. Emissions of diesel-powered commercial vehicles

§ 1222a. Emissions of diesel-powered commercial vehicles (a) Except for voluntary exhaust-smoke emission testing, a vehicle may be stopped and an inspection performed under this section only if a law enforcement officer observes an apparent violation of the exhaust-smoke emission standard. If the equipment for smoke testing is not available, a law enforcement officer may […]

§ 1223. Prohibitions

§ 1223. Prohibitions A person shall not affix or cause to be affixed to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer a certification of inspection that was not assigned by an official inspection station to such motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer. No person shall reaffix or cause to be reaffixed an official sticker once removed; instead, […]

§ 1224. Inspection certificates

§ 1224. Inspection certificates For each inspection certificate issued by the Department, the designated station shall pay the Commissioner the fee required under section 1230 of this title. All unused inspection certificates and number tabs shall be returned to the Department within two months of the certificate’s expiration date. A designated inspection station shall receive […]

§ 1225. Penalty

§ 1225. Penalty The Commissioner may suspend the registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer until the owner thereof complies with the requirements of this article. (Added 1969, No. 143, § 5; amended 1971, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.)

§ 1226. Reciprocity

§ 1226. Reciprocity The Commissioner may authorize the acceptance in this State of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in another state or province having inspection requirements similar to the requirements in effect in this State. He or she may extend the time within which a certification of inspection shall be obtained in this […]

§ 1227. Certified inspection mechanics

§ 1227. Certified inspection mechanics (a) Periodic inspections may be performed only by mechanics who have been certified by the Commissioner, provided that an uncertified person employed as an inspection mechanic may perform inspections during the first 30 days that he or she is employed by the inspection station. (b)(1) A person who applies for […]

§ 1228. Mechanic certification; inspection designation; revocation

§ 1228. Mechanic certification; inspection designation; revocation Any certification for mechanic or designation as an inspection station may be revoked or suspended for cause as described in the official inspection manuals. (Added 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 66k.)

§ 1229. Rules

§ 1229. Rules (a) The Commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1222, 1224, 1227, and 1228 of this title, relating to inspections and certification of inspection mechanics. (b) In consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary’s designee, the Commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to the provisions in […]

§ 1230. Charge

§ 1230. Charge For each inspection certificate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Commissioner shall be paid $6.00, provided that State and municipal inspection stations that inspect only State or municipally owned and registered vehicles shall not be required to pay a fee. All vehicle inspection certificate charge revenue shall be allocated to […]

§ 1231. Administrative penalties

§ 1231. Administrative penalties (a) The Commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $500.00 for each violation against a designated inspection station or a certified inspection mechanic who violates the laws relating to the performance of periodic motor vehicle inspections or the official inspection manuals within the prior three years. (b) Each […]

§ 1241. Locking device

§ 1241. Locking device A motor vehicle shall be provided with a lock, key, or other device to prevent such motor vehicle from being set in motion by its own motive power.

§ 1242. Safety glass

§ 1242. Safety glass (a) A person shall not operate on a highway in this State a motor vehicle registered in Vermont, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1936, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass, wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the registration […]

§ 1243. Lights

§ 1243. Lights (a) A motor vehicle, except a motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, in use or at rest on a highway, unless otherwise provided, during the period from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, shall also be equipped with at least two lighted head lamps of substantially the same intensity and with […]

§ 1244. Illumination required

§ 1244. Illumination required The light from the front lamps of a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, while such vehicle is in motion, shall render any substantial object on the ground clearly visible at least 150 feet ahead of such vehicle and, while such vehicle is at rest, shall be visible for at least […]

§ 1245. Illumination required on motorcycles

§ 1245. Illumination required on motorcycles The light from the front lamp of a motorcycle shall render any substantial object on the ground clearly visible at least 100 feet ahead of such motorcycle.

§ 1246. Restrictions

§ 1246. Restrictions A person shall not use on a vehicle of any kind operated on the highway during the period stated in section 1243 of this title any lighting device of over four candle power equipped with a reflector, unless such device and the lens used therein and such candle power is approved by […]

§ 1247. Approval of lighting devices

§ 1247. Approval of lighting devices The manufacturer or distributor of each device or lens designed to control lights on motor vehicles shall apply to the Commissioner for his or her approval of the use of such device or lens in this State. The Commissioner shall make or cause to be made such laboratory and […]