§ 101. Commissioner
§ 101. Commissioner The Department of Motor Vehicles is created and established, and the head of the Department shall be a Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. (Amended 1989, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1990.)
§ 102. Duties of Commissioner
§ 102. Duties of Commissioner (a) The Commissioner shall: (1) register motor vehicles and dealers; (2) license operators; (3) file reports received concerning crashes involving motor vehicles; (4) prepare full statistics from and preserve, properly filed and indexed, such registrations, operator licenses, and crash reports for three years after their dates; (5) file and record […]
§ 103. Appointment of officials and inspectors
§ 103. Appointment of officials and inspectors With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may appoint and employ inspectors who shall devote their entire time to the duties of their appointment while so employed. In addition, the Commissioner shall appoint the Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the Director of the Gasoline […]
§ 104. Public records
§ 104. Public records (a) Any information contained in Department records is subject to and shall be released pursuant to the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. chapter 123 as amended. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except for requests from government agencies or persons acting on behalf of government agencies, […]
§ 105. Hearing before Commissioner
§ 105. Hearing before Commissioner (a) In the administration of the laws relating to motor vehicles and to the operators and the operation of motor vehicles, the Commissioner may conduct hearings, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony. He or she may also cause depositions to be taken and order the production of books, papers, […]
§ 106. Procedure upon hearings
§ 106. Procedure upon hearings The Commissioner shall determine the rules and procedure under which such hearings shall be held. On request of the Commissioner, the State’s Attorney of the county where such hearing is to be held shall attend and represent the State.
§ 107. Notice of hearings
§ 107. Notice of hearings Notice of a hearing held by the Commissioner or the hearing officer under the provisions of sections 105 and 106 of this title shall state the place, day, and hour thereof, and warn the petitioner that he or she may then appear through himself, herself, or counsel. Service of such […]
§ 108. Application forms
§ 108. Application forms The Commissioner shall prepare and furnish all forms for applications, crash reports, conviction reports, a pamphlet containing the full text of the motor vehicle laws of the State, and all other forms needed in the proper conduct of his or her office. He or she shall furnish an adequate supply of […]
§ 109. Lists of suspensions
§ 109. Lists of suspensions (a) [Repealed.] (b) Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3, a list of all persons whose operating license, nonresident operating privileges, or privilege of an unlicensed operator to operate a vehicle is suspended or revoked in this State shall be available on request in such form as the Commissioner may […]
§ 110. Bad checks received for fees
§ 110. Bad checks received for fees (a) Whenever any check issued in payment of any fee or for any other purpose is tendered to the Department of Motor Vehicles and payment is not honored by the bank on which the check is drawn, the Commissioner shall send a written notice of its nonpayment to […]
§ 111. Emergency extension of time
§ 111. Emergency extension of time The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may in an emergency extend the period for which any vehicle registration, operator’s license, or vehicle certificate of periodic inspection is valid for periods not to exceed 30 days each. (Added 1973, No. 11.)
§ 112. Motor vehicle law book
§ 112. Motor vehicle law book The pamphlet of the motor vehicle laws of the State, issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, may be furnished to interested parties for a fee of $30.00. The fee for any supplement shall be $15.00. This pamphlet shall be made available to all State law enforcement officers, upon […]
§ 113. Recall of defective vehicles; fee to manufacturers
§ 113. Recall of defective vehicles; fee to manufacturers The Commissioner shall charge a fee, to be fixed by him or her at cost, to a person or company requesting listings to be furnished of motor vehicles to be recalled by a manufacturer or company. (Added 1977, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March […]
§ 114. Fees
§ 114. Fees (a) The Commissioner shall be paid the following fees for miscellaneous transactions: (1) Listings of 1 through 4 registrations $8.00 (2) Certified copy of registration application $8.00 (3) Sample plates $18.00 (4) Lists of registered dealers, transporters, periodic inspection stations, fuel dealers, and distributors, including gallonage sold or delivered and rental vehicle […]
§ 115. Nondriver identification cards
§ 115. Nondriver identification cards (a) Any Vermont resident may make application to the Commissioner and be issued an identification card that is attested by the Commissioner as to true name, correct age, residential address unless the listing of another address is requested by the applicant or is otherwise authorized by law, and any other […]
§ 115a. Legislative intent; existing nondriver identification card holders
§ 115a. Legislative intent; existing nondriver identification card holders It is the intent of the General Assembly that the provisions of subsection 115(g) of this title not require persons who, prior to July 1, 2004, were issued a nondriver identification card without a photograph or imaged likeness to obtain a photograph or imaged likeness after […]