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Statutes› Title 23› Chapter 007› § 361

Title 23 : Motor Vehicles

Chapter 007 : Registration

Subchapter 002 : Fees and Exemptions

(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 361)

  • § 361. Pleasure cars

    (a) The annual registration fee for a pleasure car, as defined in subdivision 4(28) of this title, including a pleasure car that is a plug-in electric vehicle, as defined in subdivision 4(85) of this title, shall be $89.00, and the biennial fee shall be $163.00.

    [Subsection (b) is repealed effective January 1, 2027]

    (b) In addition to the registration fee set forth in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be an annual electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure fee for a pleasure car that is a battery electric vehicle, as defined in subdivision 4(85)(A) of this title, equal to the amount of the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section, or a biennial EV infrastructure fee equal to two times the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section.

    [Subsection (c) effective until January 1, 2027; see also subsection (c) effective January 1, 2027 set out below.]

    (c) In addition to the registration fee set forth in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be an annual EV infrastructure fee for a pleasure car that is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as defined in subdivision 4(85)(B) of this title, equal to one-half the amount of the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section, or a biennial EV infrastructure fee equal to the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section.

    [Subsection (c) effective January 1, 2027; see also subsection (c) effective until January 1, 2027 set out above.]

    (c) In addition to the registration fee set forth in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be an annual infrastructure fee for a pleasure car that is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as defined in subdivision 4(85)(B) of this title, equal to one-half the amount of the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section, or a biennial infrastructure fee equal to the annual fee collected in subsection (a) of this section.

    [Subsection (d) effective until January 1, 2027; see also subsection (d) effective January 1, 2027 set out below.]

    (d) The annual and biennial EV infrastructure fees collected in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be allocated to the Transportation Fund for programs administered by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to increase Vermonters’ access to level 1 and 2 electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) charging ports at workplaces or multiunit dwellings, or both.

    [Subsection (d) effective January 1, 2027; see also subsection (d) effective until January 1, 2027 set out above.]

    (d) The annual and biennial infrastructure fees collected in subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited in the Transportation Fund. (Amended 1961, No. 286, § 1; 1981, No. 87, § 6; 1989, No. 51, § 16; 1993, No. 27, § 8; 1995, No. 49, § 2, eff. April 20, 1995; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 15, 2002; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2009, No. 50, § 41; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2023, No. 41, § 16, eff. June 1, 2023; 2023, No. 78, § G.108, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. Jan. 1, 2025; 2025, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. January 1, 2027.)

    Notes
    HistoryEffective date of 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.).

    2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 44(b), provides: “Sec. 36 (EV infrastructure fee; 23 V.S.A. § 361) shall take effect on January 1, 2025.”2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 44(c), provides: “Sec. 38 (amendments to EV infrastructure fee; 23 V.S.A. § 361) shall take effect on the effective date of a mileage-based user fee for pleasure cars that are battery electric vehicles, as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(85)(A).”The relevant mileage-based user fee has been enacted by 2025, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, which added chapter 43 of this title, effective January 1, 2027.

    Effective date of 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.).

    2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 44(c), provides: “Sec. 38 (amendments to EV infrastructure fee; 23 V.S.A. § 361) shall take effect on the effective date of a mileage-based user fee for pleasure cars that are battery electric vehicles, as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(85)(A).” The relevant mileage-based user fee has been enacted by 2025, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, which added chapter 43 of this title, effective January 1, 2027.