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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 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.

Title 23 : Motor Vehicles

Chapter 021 : Title to Motor Vehicles

Subchapter 002 : Certificates of Title

(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 2029)
  • § 2029. Suspension or revocation of certificate

    (a) The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title or exempt vehicle title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with section 2004 of this chapter, if he or she finds:

    (1) the certificate of title or exempt vehicle title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or

    (2) the vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed.

    (b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

    (c) When the Commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title or exempt vehicle title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the Commissioner.

    (d) The Commissioner may seize and impound any certificate of title or exempt vehicle title which has been canceled, suspended, or revoked. (Added 1969, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; amended 2001, No. 69, § 6; 2015, No. 50, § 33a, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.)