Title 9 — Vehicle Code
24 chapters · 264 sections in this title.
9 CMC § 4113 Vehicles Transporting Explosives
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4113. Vehicles Transporting Explosives. Any person operating any vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with the provisions of this section: (a) The vehicle shall be marked o…
9 CMC § 4114 Metal Tires
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4114. Metal Tires. No motor vehicle with metal tires may operate on a paved highway without the authorization of the director. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 414). Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “directo…
9 CMC § 4115 Flaps on Trucks, Trailers and Semitrailers
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4115. Flaps on Trucks and Semitrailers. No person shall operate a motor truck, trailer, semitrailer, or any other commercial double rear wheeled vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth unless the motor truck, trailer, s…
9 CMC § 5101 Required Obedience to Traffic Laws
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 5: RULES OF THE ROAD § 5101. Required Obedience to Traffic Laws. Unless otherwise declared in this division with respect to particular offenses, it is unlawful and an infraction for any person to do any act forbidden or to fail to perform any act re…
9 CMC § 5102 Obedience to Police Officers
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 5: RULES OF THE ROAD § 5102. Obedience to Police Officers. It is unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of any uniformed police officer with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. So…
9 CMC § 5103 Enforcement
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 5: RULES OF THE ROAD § 5103. Enforcement. (a) The operator of any vehicle shall stop upon the request or signal of any police officer in uniform who exhibits a badge or other sign of authority. Upon request or signal the operator shall exhibit, in a…
9 CMC § 5104 Delegation of Powers and Duties
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 5: RULES OF THE ROAD § 5104. Delegation of Powers and Duties. Whenever, by the provisions of this title, a power is granted to or a duty imposed upon a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by…
9 CMC § 6101 Accidents
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6101. Accidents. (a) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or in damage to any real or personal property shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of …
9 CMC § 6102 Accident Report
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6102. Accident Report. The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injuries or death to any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $250 or more shall, within 24 hours o…
9 CMC § 6103 False Reports
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6103. False Reports. Any person who gives information in oral or written reports as required in this division knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and,…
9 CMC § 6104 Suspension and Penalty for Failure to Report
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6104. Suspension and Penalty for Failure to Report. The director shall suspend the license, permit or nonresident operating privileges of any person failing to report an accident as provided in this division until…
9 CMC § 6105 Police to Report
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6105. Police to Report. (a) Every department officer who investigates a vehicle accident as to which a report is required by this division, or who otherwise prepares a written report as a result of an investigatio…
9 CMC § 6106 Accident Report Forms
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 6: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS § 6106. Accident Report Forms. The bureau shall prepare and supply forms for written accident reports as required in this division, suitable with respect to the persons required to make the reports and the purposes …
9 CMC § 7101 Vehicle Identification
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7101. Vehicle Identification. (a) Every person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells or offers for sale, or has in his possession any motor vehicle, or motor removed from a motor vehicle, from w…
9 CMC § 7102 Theft of Vehicle
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7102. Theft of Vehicle. (a) Every person who operates or takes a vehicle without the consent of the owner, and with intent to permanently deprive the owner of his or her title to or possession of that vehi…
9 CMC § 7103 Tampering with Vehicle
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7103. Tampering with Vehicle. Every person who either individually or in association with one or more other persons willfully damages or tampers with any vehicle or its contents, or breaks or removes any p…
9 CMC § 7104 Reckless Driving
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7104. Reckless Driving. (a) Every person who drives or operates any vehicle upon a highway in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving which is a misd…
9 CMC § 7105 Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7105. Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. (a) A person shall not drive, operate or be in actual physical control of any vehicle while: (1) Having a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0…
9 CMC § 7106 Implied Consent of Driver to Submit to Test
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7106. Implied Consent of Operator to Submit to Test. (a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways within the Commonwealth shall be deemed to have given his or her consent, subject to the p…
9 CMC § 7107 Chemical and Other Tests
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7107. Chemical and Other Tests. (a) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual physical control…
9 CMC § 7108 Hearing and Appeal
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7108. Hearing and Appeal. (a) A suspension or revocation of a license under 9 CMC § 7106 shall not become effective until the person is notified in writing and given an opportunity for hearing. (b) The hea…
9 CMC § 7109 Penalties for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7109. Penalties for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol. (a) Every person who is convicted of a violation of 9 CMC § 7105 shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 72 hours nor more t…
9 CMC § 7110 Homicide by Vehicle
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7110. Homicide by Vehicle. (a) Whoever shall unlawfully and unintentionally cause the death of another person while engaged in the violation of any law applying to the operation or use of a vehicle or to t…
9 CMC § 7111 Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7111. Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer. (a) Any operator of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursu…
9 CMC § 7112 Penalty: General
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7112. Penalty: General. (a) Except where a different penalty is provided, every person who fails or refuses to comply with or violates any provision of this title is guilty of an infraction punishable by a…
9 CMC § 7113 Community Service
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7113. Community Service. In any case where the prescribed penalty for a violation of any provision of this title is not more than $500 or not more than six months imprisonment or by both such fine and impr…
9 CMC § 7114 Impoundment
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 7: SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND PENALTIES § 7114. Impoundment. (a) For any violation of any provision of this title, if the court finds that the nature or extent of the violation and the defendant’s circumstances warrant it, the court may impound th…
9 CMC § 8101 Report of Accident Required
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 8: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS § 8101. Report of Accident Required. (a) The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in any accident within the Commonwealth which accident has resulted in damage to the property of one person…
9 CMC § 8102 Penalty
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 8: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS § 8102. Penalty. Any person who willfully fails, refuses, or neglects to report any accident as required in 9 CMC § 8101(a) is guilty of a misdemeanor. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 802); repealed by PL 11-55, § 5; section…
9 CMC § 8103-8108 [Repealed.]
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 8: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS § 8103. [Repealed.] Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§§ 803 to 808); repealed by PL 11-55, § 5.
9 CMC § 1201 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Establishment
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1201. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Establishment. (a) There is in the Department of Public Safety a Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (b) The bureau shall succeed to and is hereby vested with all the powers, duties and jurisdiction now …
9 CMC § 1202 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Chief
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1202. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Chief. The bureau shall be administered by a Chief of Motor Vehicles, appointed by the director, and serving under the supervision of the director. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 105). Commission Comm…
9 CMC § 1203 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Staff
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1203. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Staff. The director, subject to civil service laws, shall appoint the chief, deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, investigators and other employees of the bureau, as necessary to carry out t…
9 CMC § 1204 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Powers and Duties of Chief
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1204. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Powers and Duties of Chief. (a) The chief has the power and the duty of administering the provisions of this title and of all laws the administration of which is now or hereafter vested in the …
9 CMC § 1205 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Forms
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1205. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Forms. The chief shall develop and the director shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration cards, operators’ licenses and all other forms re…
9 CMC § 1206 Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1206. Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records. (a) For the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, officers and employees of the bureau designated by the director may administer oaths and acknowle…
9 CMC § 1207 Records of Bureau
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1207. Records of Bureau. (a) All records of the bureau, other than those declared by law to be for the confidential use of the bureau, shall be open to public inspection during office hours. (b) The director may destroy any r…
9 CMC § 1208 Authority to Approve or Reject Applications
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1208. Authority to Approve or Reject Applications. (a) The bureau shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title, for an ope…
9 CMC § 1209 Seizure of Document and Plates
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1209. Seizure of Document and Plates. The chief or such employees of the bureau as he shall designate, and all police officers may take possession of any certificate of title, registration or license issued by this or any oth…
9 CMC § 1210 Distribution of Synopsis of Laws
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1210. Distribution of Synopsis of Laws. The bureau shall publish a synopsis of the laws of the Commonwealth regulating the operation of vehicles and may provide a copy without charge to each person requesting a copy. Source: …
9 CMC § 2201 Definitions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2201. Definitions. (a) Birth certificate. The record related to a birth that is permanently stored either electronically or physically by the Commonwealth government or equivalent agency in the registrant’s State or Te…
9 CMC § 2202 Operator's License: Fees
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2202. Operator’s License: Fees. (a) No person, other than those expressly exempted in this division, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth unless that person has been licensed as an operato…
9 CMC § 2203 Operator's License: Exemption from License
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2203. Operator’s License: Exemption from License. (a) Every person in the service of the armed forces of the United States, when furnished with an official operator’s permit and when operating an official motor vehicle…
9 CMC § 2204 Persons Unqualified for License
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2204. Persons Unqualified for License. An operator’s license shall not be issued to any person: (a) Under the age of 16 years; (b) Determined to be a habitual drunkard or addicted to the use of narcotic drugs; (c) Prev…
9 CMC § 2205 Classes of License; Age Requirements
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2205. Classes of License; Age Requirements. (a) The following classes of operator’s licenses are established: (1) All two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles. For the purposes of this subsection (1), a foreign operator’s…
9 CMC § 2206 Learner's Permits and Fees
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2206. Learner’s Permits and Fees. (a) Upon receiving from any person qualified under the provisions of this division an application for a temporary learner’s permit in any class, the bureau shall issue the permit after…
9 CMC § 2207 Examination of Applicants
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2207. Examination of Applicants. (a) The bureau shall examine every applicant for an operator’s license. The examination shall include a test of the applicant’s eyesight, ability to read and understand official traffic…
9 CMC § 2208 Issuance of Licenses and Identification Cards
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2208. Issuance of Licenses and Identification Cards. (a) Issuance. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall issue a driver’s license, temporary driver’s license, identification card, or temporary identification card to a qua…
9 CMC § 2209 Expiration and Renewal of License or Identification Card
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2209. Expiration and Renewal of License or Identification Card. (a) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to offset its operational costs. (b) Non-temporary dr…
9 CMC § 2210 Suspension or Revocation
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2210. Suspension or Revocation. The court in which the case is prosecuted may, in its discretion, suspend or revoke the license of any person convicted of any criminal offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle…