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. § 3552)
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§ 3552. Declaration of policy and purpose—Article I
(a) It is the policy of the party jurisdictions to:
(1) seek compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative rules and regulations
relating to the operation of motor vehicles in each of the jurisdictions;
(2) allow motorists to accept a traffic citation for certain violations and proceed on
their way without delay whether or not the motorist is a resident of the jurisdiction
in which the citation was issued;
(3) extend cooperation to its fullest extent among the jurisdictions for obtaining compliance
with the terms of a traffic citation issued in one jurisdiction to a resident of another
jurisdiction;
(4) maximize effective utilization of law enforcement personnel and assist court systems
in the efficient disposition of traffic violations.
(b) The purpose of this compact is to:
(1) provide a means through which the party jurisdictions may participate in a reciprocal
program to effectuate the policies enumerated in paragraph (a) above in a uniform
and orderly manner;
(2) provide for the fair and impartial treatment of traffic violators operating within
party jurisdictions in recognition of the motorist’s right of due process and the
sovereign status of a party jurisdiction. (Added 1985, No. 84, § 1.)