Vermont H 789: An act relating to establishing the Data Trust Study Committee

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H.789 1
Introduced by Representatives Lalley of Shelburne and Pouech of Hinesburg 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Motor vehicles; operator’s licenses; suspension and revocation; 5
intelligent speed assistance devices 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that 7
individuals who have committed certain speeding violations or whose 8
operator’s licenses or privilege to operate has been suspended or revoked due 9
to speeding and other violations obtain an intelligent speed assistance restricted 10
operator’s license or certificate and operate only vehicles equipped with an 11
intelligent speed assistance device. 12
An act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices 13
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 14
Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE 15
This act may be referred to as the “Super Speeder Accountability Act.” 16
Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 680 is added to read: 17
§ 680. INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE DEVICES 18
(a) As used in this section: 19

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(1) “Intelligent speed assistance certificate” means a restricted privilege 1
to operate a motor vehicle issued by the Commissioner allowing a nonresident 2
whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle in Vermont has been suspended or 3
revoked or who has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle on a public 4
highway in Vermont at a speed of 100 miles per hour or more to operate a 5
motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 6
4103 of this title, equipped with an approved intelligent speed assistance 7
device. 8
(2) “Intelligent speed assistance device” means an aftermarket device 9
approved by the Commissioner that uses GPS to actively limit a motor 10
vehicle’s speed to posted or preset speed limits. Intelligent speed assistance 11
devices do not include any technology or device that is provided by a motor 12
vehicle manufacturer as a component of a new motor vehicle and can control 13
or affect the speed of the motor vehicle. 14
(3) “Intelligent speed assistance restricted operator’s license” or 15
“intelligent speed assistance ROL” means a restricted license to operate a 16
motor vehicle issued by the Commissioner allowing a resident whose privilege 17
to operate a motor vehicle in Vermont has been suspended or revoked or who 18
has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle on a public highway in 19
Vermont at a speed of 100 miles per hour or more to operate a motor vehicle, 20

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other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4103 of this title, 1
equipped with an approved intelligent speed assistance device. 2
(b)(1) An individual whose license or privilege to operate is suspended 3
pursuant to subdivision 671(a)(2) of this chapter may operate a motor vehicle, 4
other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4103 of this title, 5
during the period of suspension if issued an intelligent speed assistance ROL 6
or certificate pursuant to the provisions of this section. 7
(2) An individual whose license or privilege to operate is revoked 8
pursuant to section 673a of this title for moving violations that include one or 9
more convictions in the past five years for operating a motor vehicle on a 10
public highway in this State at a speed that was more than 30 miles per hour 11
over and in excess of the speed limit may operate a motor vehicle, other than a 12
commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4103 of this title, during the 13
period of revocation if issued an intelligent speed assistance ROL or certificate 14
pursuant to the provisions of this section. 15
(3) An individual whose license or privilege to operate is suspended 16
pursuant to chapter 25 of this title for a period of 90 days or more and who has 17
been convicted by any court in this State of one or more moving violations 18
during the past two years in which the individual operated a motor vehicle on a 19
public highway in this State at a speed that was over and in excess of the speed 20
limit may operate a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle as 21

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defined in section 4103 of this title, during the period of suspension if issued 1
an intelligent speed assistance ROL or certificate pursuant to the provisions of 2
this section. 3
(c)(1) Upon application by an individual described in subsection (b) of this 4
section who is otherwise licensed or eligible to be licensed to operate a motor 5
vehicle, the Commissioner shall issue an intelligent speed assistance ROL or 6
intelligent speed assistance certificate if the individual submits the following: 7
(A) a $125.00 application fee; and 8
(B) satisfactory proof of installation of an approved intelligent speed 9
assistance device in any motor vehicle to be operated by t