The Vermont Statutes Online
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ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 2156)
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§ 2156. Disposal of abandoned motor vehicles
(a) If the Commissioner issues the certificate of abandoned motor vehicle, title to the
motor vehicle shall pass to the holder of the certificate of abandoned motor vehicle,
free from all claims of the owner or prior holder of the motor vehicle, and of all
persons claiming through or under the owner or prior holder. The Commissioner shall
issue an appropriate title or salvage title of the motor vehicle at no charge.
(b) Except for intentionally inflicted damage or gross negligence, neither the State nor
any of its agents or employees shall be liable to the owner for any damage to the
motor vehicle during the period in which the State retains custody. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)