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.
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 2501)
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§ 2501. Motor vehicle point system
(a) For the purpose of identifying habitually reckless or negligent drivers and frequent
violators of traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles, a uniform system
is established assigning demerit points for convictions of violations of this title
or of ordinances adopted by local authorities regulating the operation of motor vehicles.
Notice of each assessment of points may be given. No points shall be assessed for
violating a provision of a statute or municipal ordinance regulating standing, parking,
equipment, size, or weight, or if a Superior judge or Judicial Bureau hearing officer
has waived the assessment of points in the interest of justice and in accordance with
subsection (b) of this section. The conviction report from the court shall be prima
facie evidence of the points assessed unless points are specifically waived in the
conviction report. The Department of Motor Vehicles also is authorized to suspend
the license of a driver when the driver’s driving record identifies the driver as
a habitual offender under section 673a of this title.
(b) A Superior judge or Judicial Bureau hearing officer may waive the assessment of points
against a person’s driving record for a moving violation if the waiver of points is
in the interests of justice and if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) the person has not had points assessed against his or her driving record within five
years of the date of the moving violation;
(2) the person has had no more than three points assessed against his or her driving record
within 10 years of the date of the moving violation;
(3) the moving violation is an offense for which no more than three points is specified
under section 2502 of this title;
(4) the person was not operating a commercial motor vehicle as defined at section 4103 of this title at the time of the moving violation; and
(5) the moving violation did not result in bodily injury to another person or damage to
property of another person. (Added 1977, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; amended 2005, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 57, § 31a; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 219.)