Vermont S 326: An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

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No. 153. An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to
motor vehicles.
(S.326)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
* * * Nondriver Identification Cards * * *
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 115 is amended to read:
§ 115. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS
(a)(1) Any Vermont resident who does not have an operator’s license may
make application to the Commissioner and be issued an identification card that
is attested by the Commissioner as to true name, correct age, residential
address unless the listing of another address is requested by the applicant or is
otherwise authorized by law, and any other identifying data as the
Commissioner may require that shall include, in the case of minor applicants,
the written consent of the applicant’s parent, guardian, or other person standing
in loco parentis.
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(4) An individual shall not hold at the same time an operator’s license
and a nondriver identification card issued pursuant to this section.
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(g)(1) An identification card issued to a first-time applicant and any
subsequent renewals by that person individual shall contain a photograph or
imaged likeness of the applicant.

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(2) The photographic identification card shall be available at a location
designated by the Commissioner.
(3)(A) An Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subdivision (B) of
this subdivision (g)(3), an individual issued an identification card under this
subsection that contains an imaged likeness section may renew the individual’s
identification card by mail.
(B) Except that a renewal by an individual required to have a
photograph or imaged likeness under this subsection must be made An
identification card issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed in person so
that an updated imaged likeness of the individual is obtained not less often than
at least once every nine years to permit an updated photograph or imaged
likeness of the holder to be obtained.
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(k) At the option of the applicant, An applicant shall surrender the
applicant’s valid Vermont license may be surrendered in connection with an
application for an identification card pursuant to this section. In those
instances, the fee due under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by:
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* * * Insufficient Funds for Fees * * *
Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 110 is amended to read:
§ 110. BAD CHECKS INSUFFICIENT FUNDS RECEIVED FOR FEES

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(a) Whenever any check or electronic funds transfer, including a credit or
debit charge, issued in payment of any fee or for any other purpose is tendered
to the Department of Motor Vehicles and payment is not honored by the bank
on which the check is drawn or entity to which the electronic funds transfer is
submitted, the Commissioner shall send a written notice of its nonpayment to
the maker or person presenting the check and if the check is not immediately
made good who provided insufficient funds and, if the required amounts are
not promptly paid as required by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall
suspend the license or registration of the person or persons. In no case shall
the license or registration be reinstated until settlement has been made in full.
Settlement in full shall also include the payment of any penalties assessed by
the State Treasurer.
(b) The Commissioner may require payment for any transaction solely by
certified check or in cash from persons whose licenses or registrations are
under suspension pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or from persons
who have repeatedly tendered checks or electronic payments to the Department
that have not been honored by the bank on which drawn.
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* * * Penalties for Operation of Prohibited Vehicles in Smugglers’ Notch * * *
Sec. 3. 23 V.S.A. § 1006b is amended to read:
§ 1006b. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH; WINTER CLOSURE OF VERMONT
ROUTE 108; VEHICLE OPERATION PROHIBITED

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(b) Vehicle operation prohibition.
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(2) The employer of an operator who is operating a vehicle in the scope
of employment and violates this subsection or the operator of a vehicle who is
operating a vehicle for personal purposes and violates this subsection shall be
subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.00 $10,000.00 or, if the violation results in
substantially impeding the flow of traffic on Vermont Route 108, a civil
penalty of $2,000.00 $20,000.00. For a second or subsequent conviction
within a three-year period, the applicable penalty shall be doubled.
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Sec. 4. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH; UPDATED SIGNAGE
The Agency of Transportation shall update signage leading to Smugglers’
Notch that relates to the prohibitions and penalties set forth in 23 V.S.A.
§ 1006b to make drivers aware of the increased penalties for operating an
oversize vehicle in Smugglers’ Notch that are imposed pursuant to Sec. 3 of
this act.
* * * Salvage Titles * * *
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