The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
015
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WEIGHT, SIZE, LOADS
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1409)
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§ 1409. Weighing of vehicles
Any uniformed police officer, having reason to believe that the weight of the vehicle
and load is unlawful, may stop such motor vehicles up to one hour for the purpose
of determining the weight of said vehicle and load. If the operator does not wish
to submit to the weighing of such vehicle and load by means of portable scales, he
or she may demand that such vehicle be weighed at the nearest public scales reasonably
available; however, if public scales are not reasonably available, the officer may
require the vehicle to be weighed on portable scales. The officer may demand that
the vehicle be weighed at the nearest public scales reasonably available. (Amended 1977, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 1, 1978; 1983, No. 86, § 5.)