Vermont H 351: An act relating to making various amendments to the Parental and Family Leave Act

Bill Text

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H.351 1
Introduced by Representative Headrick of Burlington 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Motor vehicles; operator’s licenses; operator’s privilege cards; 5
nondriver identification cards 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to make 7
operator’s licenses, privilege cards, and nondriver identification cards valid for 8
eight years; to provide individuals with low income reduced fees for operator’s 9
licenses, privilege cards, and nondriver identification cards; to require the 10
Department of Motor Vehicles to develop a plan to ensure that identification 11
cards contain an individual’s full, legal name and are available to unhoused 12
individuals and individuals without a permanent residence; and to require the 13
Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct outreach to make Vermonters aware 14
of certain information related to obtaining an operator’s license, privilege card, 15
or nondriver identification card. 16
An act relating to operator’s licenses, privilege cards, and nondriver 17
identification cards 18
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 19
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 601 is amended to read: 20

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§ 601. LICENSE REQUIRED 1
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(b)(1)(A) All operator’s licenses issued under this chapter shall expire, 3
unless earlier cancelled, at midnight on the eve of the second or fourth 4
anniversary of the date of birth of the license holder following eight years after 5
the date of issue. Renewed licenses shall expire at midnight on the eve of the 6
second or fourth anniversary of the date of birth of the license holder following 7
the date the renewed license expired eight years after the date the renewed 8
license is issued. 9
(B) On or before July 1, 2029, an individual holding an operator’s 10
licenses that is valid until the individual’s second or fourth date of birth 11
following the date of issue may exchange that license for an operator’s license 12
that will expire at midnight eight years after the date on which the original 13
license was issued. The fee for an operator’s license obtained pursuant to an 14
exchange under the provisions of this subdivision (1) shall be $85.00 if a two-15
year operator’s license was exchanged and $62.00 if a four-year operator’s 16
license was exchanged. 17
(2) All junior operator’s licenses shall expire, unless earlier cancelled, at 18
midnight on the eve of the second anniversary of the date of birth of the license 19
holder following the date of issue. 20

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(3) A person born on February 29 shall, for the purposes of this section, 1
be considered as born on March 1. 2
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Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 603 is amended to read: 4
§ 603. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE 5
(a)(1) The Commissioner or his or her the Commissioner’s authorized 6
agent may license operators and junior operators when an application, on a 7
form prescribed by the Commissioner, signed and sworn to by the applicant for 8
the license, is filed with him or her the Commissioner, accompanied by the 9
required license fee and any valid license from another state or Canadian 10
jurisdiction is surrendered. 11
(2) The Commissioner may, however, in his or her the Commissioner’s 12
discretion, refuse to issue a license to any person whenever he or she the 13
Commissioner is satisfied from information given him or her the 14
Commissioner by credible persons, and upon investigation, that the person is 15
mentally or physically unfit or, because of his or her the person’s habits or 16
record as to crashes or convictions, is unsafe to be trusted with the operation of 17
motor vehicles. A person refused a license under the provisions of this 18
subsection shall be entitled to hearing as provided in sections 105–107 of this 19
title. 20

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(3) Any new or renewal application form shall include a space for the 1
applicant to request that a “veteran” designation be placed on his or her the 2
applicant’s license certificate. An applicant who requests the designation shall 3
provide a Department of Defense Form 214 or other proof of veteran status 4
specified by the Commissioner. 5
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(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section: 7
(1) A citizen of a foreign country shall produce his or her the 8
individual’s passport and visa, alien registration receipt card (green card), or 9
other proof of legal presence for inspection and copying as a part of the 10
application process for an operator’s license, junior operator’s license, or 11
learner’s permit. 12
(2) An operator’s license, junior operator’s license, or learner’s permit 13
issued to a citizen of a foreign country shall expire coincidentally with his or 14
her the individual’s authorized duration of stay. 15
(e)(1) A citizen of a forei