§ 613. Replacement license
(a) In case of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license or error in a license, the licensee shall immediately notify the Commissioner who shall furnish the licensee with a replacement on receipt of $24.00.
(b) A replacement license shall not be issued to any individual who has surrendered the individual’s license to another jurisdiction in connection with obtaining a license in that jurisdiction.
(c)(1) An individual who is sentenced to serve a period of imprisonment of six months or more in a correctional facility who holds an unexpired license issued under the provisions of this subchapter or who held a Vermont operator’s license that expired not more than three years prior shall:
(A) be eligible to apply for a replacement license pursuant to the provisions of this section; and
(B) upon proper application and submission of the documentation required for a non-REAL ID or REAL ID identification card and in advance of release from a correctional facility, be provided with a replacement operator’s license for a fee of $0.00.
(2) The application shall include the post-release mailing address of the individual and proof that the individual will be a resident of Vermont following release from the correctional facility.
(3) As part of reentry planning, the Department of Corrections shall inquire with each individual regarding whether the individual would like to obtain a nondriver identification card, operator’s license, or replacement learner’s permit, if eligible, and shall provide the individual with information regarding required documentation and any associated costs.
(4) If an individual would like to obtain an operator’s license pursuant to the provisions of this section and is eligible, the Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide an operator’s license to the individual at the time the individual is released from the correctional facility.
(d)(1) An individual who is detained for six months or more in a correctional facility shall be eligible to apply for a replacement license pursuant to the provisions of this section if, at the time the individual submits an application to obtain a replacement license pursuant to this subsection, the individual:
(A) holds an unexpired license issued under the provisions of this subchapter; or
(B) held a Vermont operator’s license that expired not more than three years prior.
(2) If an individual who is detained for six months or more in a correctional facility is eligible for a replacement operator’s license under the requirements of this section, the Department of Corrections, as soon as reasonably practicable, shall obtain the documentation required for a non-REAL ID or REAL ID operator’s license and shall provide the individual with the documentation at the time of release.
(3) The application shall include the post-release mailing address of the individual and proof that the individual is a resident of Vermont following release from the correctional facility.
(4) Upon proper application and submission of all required documentation following release from the correctional facility, an individual who was detained for six months or more in a correctional facility shall be provided with a replacement operator’s license for a fee of $0.00.
(5) The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding the documentation required for an individual who is detained for six months or more in a correctional facility to obtain a non-REAL ID or REAL ID replacement operator’s license.
(e) As used in this section, “correctional facility” has the same meaning as in 28 V.S.A. § 3. (Amended 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 62, § 4; 1987, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 51, § 37; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2019, No. 60, § 10; 2023, No. 78, § G.128, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 273, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2026; 2025, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.)