§ 3204 - Registration fees and dealer plates - Vermont Statutes

§ 3204. Registration fees and dealer plates

(a) Fees. Registration fees for snowmobiles other than as provided for in subsection (b) of this section are $25.00 for residents and $32.00 for nonresidents. Duplicate registration certificates may be obtained upon payment of $5.00.

(b)(1) Dealer; manufacturer and repair plates; fees. Unless exempted pursuant to subsection 3205(d) of this title, any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of snowmobiles shall obtain registration certificates and identifying number plates subject to such rules as may be adopted by the commissioner which shall be valid for the following purposes only: testing; adjusting; demonstrating; temporary use of customers for a period not to exceed 14 days; private business or pleasure use of such person or members of his or her immediate family; and use at fairs, shows or races when no charge is made for such use.

(2) Fees. Fees for dealer registration certificates shall be $40.00 for the first certificate issued to any person and $5.00 for any additional certificate issued to the same person within the current registration period. Fees for temporary number plates shall be $1.00 for each plate issued.

(c) Temporary registration pending issuance of permanent registration.

provide for the issuance of temporary registrations of snowmobiles pending issuance of the permanent registration. VAST shall be an agent of the commissioner for the issuance of such temporary registrations. The fees for the temporary registrations shall be $25.00 for residents and $32.00 for nonresidents and shall also constitute payment of the registration fee required by subsection (a) of this section. Temporary registrations shall be kept with the snowmobile while being operated and shall authorize operation without the registration decal being affixed for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of issue.

(d) The commissioner may authorize the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, or its successor, and its agents to register snowmobiles, or to renew or assist with renewal of registrations, for residents and nonresidents.

(e) Only the general assembly may change the fees provided for in this section. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 23, 1990; 1993, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1994; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. May 15, 2002; 2009, No. 50, § 57.)