Title 23, Title 23: Motor Vehicles

§ 4105. Notification required by driver (a) Notification of convictions. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall notify the State and employers of convictions as follows: (1) The State. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver’s license issued by this Stat…

§ 4106. Employer responsibilities (a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in subsection 4105(c) of this title. (b) No employer may knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period: (1) …

§ 4107. Commercial driver’s license required (a) Except when driving under a commercial learner’s permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle being driven, no individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this S…

§ 4108. Commercial driver’s license, commercial learner’s permit qualification standards (a) Before issuing a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit, the Commissioner shall request the applicant’s complete operating record from any state in which the applicant…

§ 4109. Nondomiciled commercial driver’s license; nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit (a) The Commissioner may issue a nondomiciled commercial driver’s license or a nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit to an individual domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction if the Federal M…

§ 4110. Application for commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit (a) The application for a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit shall include the following: (1) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the applicant. (2)…

§ 4110a. Non-excepted interstate or intrastate status; certified medical status (a) On or before January 30, 2014, every individual who holds a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license shall provide the Commissioner the certification required under subdivision 4…

§ 4111. Commercial driver’s license (a) Contents of license. A commercial driver’s license shall be marked “commercial driver’s license” or “CDL” and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof and shall include the following information: (1) The name and residentia…

§ 4111a. Commercial learner’s permit (a) Contents of permit. A commercial learner’s permit shall contain the following: (1) the prominent statement that the permit is a “Commercial Learner’s Permit,” except as specified in subsection 4109(a) of this title, and that it is not vali…

§ 4112. Records notification (a) After suspending, revoking, or disqualifying an individual from holding a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit, the Commissioner shall update his or her records to reflect that action within 10 days. After suspending, revokin…

§ 4113. Notification of traffic convictions When an individual who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit issued by another state is convicted in this State of any violation of State law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, oth…

§ 4114. Agreements The Commissioner may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 4115. Reciprocity (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this State if the individual has a valid commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit issued by any state of the United States, any province or ter…

§ 4116. Disqualification (a) Disqualification for one year; first violation. An individual shall be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year if convicted of a first violation of: (1) operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physica…

§ 4116a. Suspension of operating privilege (a) An individual’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Vermont shall be suspended for one year if: (1) the individual is convicted of a first violation of operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual …

§ 4117. Suspensions and disqualifications to run concurrently A suspension of an individual’s operating privilege or license and a disqualification imposed under section 4116 of this title, imposed for the same violation, shall run concurrently. (Added 1991, No. 88, § 15, eff. Ap…

§ 4118. Effective date of disqualification; hearing (a) A disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle shall be effective on not less than 10 days’ notice. (b) If requested, a hearing on the disqualification shall be conducted under sections 105-107 of this title. Exc…

§ 4119. Compliance with out-of-service order; disqualification from operation of vehicle (a) No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order. (b) Any individual convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be disqualified as …

§ 4120. Penalties (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any driver who violates or fails to comply with an out-of-service order is subject to a penalty for a first conviction or for a second or subsequent conviction at the applicable minimum level set fo…

§ 4121. Applicants for school bus endorsements (a) An applicant for a school bus endorsement shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) Pass the knowledge and skills test for obtaining a passenger vehicle endorsement. (2) Have knowledge covering the following topics, at minimu…

§ 4122. Deferring imposition of sentence; prohibition on masking or diversion (a) No court, State’s Attorney, or law enforcement officer may utilize the provisions of 13 V.S.A. § 7041 or any other program to defer imposition of sentence or judgment if the defendant holds a commer…

§ 4123. Penalty for authorizing railroad crossing violations Any employer who knowingly requires or permits a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 1076 of this title is subject to a penalty of not more than $4,000.00. (Added 2005, No. 166 (Adj. Ses…

§ 4124. Penalties for fraud; action upon suspected fraud (a) If from the check of an applicant’s license status and record prior to issuing a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license or at any time after the commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s lic…

§ 4125. Texting violations; handheld mobile telephone violations (a) Definitions. As used in this section, “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a public highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momen…