Penalties and revocation or suspension of registration

23 V.S.A. ch. 029, § 3207, under Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports.

23 V.S.A. ch. 029, § 3207

§ 3207. Penalties and revocation or suspension of registration

(a) A person who violates any of the following sections of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of $35.00 for each violation:

(b) A person who violates any of the following sections of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of $55.00 for each violation:

(c) A person who violates any of the following sections of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of $135.00 for each violation:

(d) A person who violates any of the following sections of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of $300.00 for each violation:

(e) A person who violates any of the following sections of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500.00 for each violation:

(f) A person who violates any of the following provisions of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. If the person has been previously convicted of the same violation, the person shall be imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $3,000.00, or both:

(g) A person who violates the provisions of section 3202 of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of $450.00 for a first offense and $500.00 for a second or subsequent offense within a three-year period.

(h) The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s authorized agent may suspend or revoke the registration of any snowmobile registered in this State and repossess the number and certificate to it, when the Commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) a snowmobile has been stolen;

(2) the registrant is not the legal owner;

(3) a snowmobile is operated without proper equipment after the owner has been notified by a law enforcement officer to procure and use such equipment as is required by law or Department rules; or

(4) the owner of a snowmobile has perpetrated some fraud upon the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(i) Civil penalties established under this section shall be mandatory and shall not be reduced. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1991, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1993, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1994; 1999, No. 20, §§ 8, 11; 2001, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 5, 6, eff. June 12, 2002; 2003, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 233; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. July 13, 2020; 2023, No. 6, § 256, eff. July 1, 2023; 2025, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2026.)