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Title 23 : Motor Vehicles
Chapter 013 : Operation of Vehicles
Subchapter 015 : WEIGHT, SIZE, LOADS
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1401)-
§ 1401. Contents of permit
(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall incorporate in the permit such descriptive matter as to the highways to be traveled over; the Commissioner’s restrictions as to width and character of the wheels of such tractor, trailer, motor truck, or other motor vehicle; and other rules as in the Commissioner’s judgment seem most conducive to a proper use of the highways.
(b) The Commissioner shall adopt rules under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 governing the conditions to be incorporated in the permit. These rules shall also assign each condition to one of three categories, depending on the seriousness of a violation of the condition.
(c) Violation of a rule adopted under this section shall constitute a traffic violation.
(d) A person who violates a rule adopted under this section shall be subject to the following penalties: $100.00 for a Category I violation; $200.00 for a Category II violation; and $300.00 for a Category III violation. (Amended 1969, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 25, 1970; 1997, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 9b, eff. Aug. 1, 1998; 2025, No. 18, § 42, eff. May 13, 2025.)
