§ 603 - Application for and issuance of license - Vermont Statutes

§ 603. Application for and issuance of license

(a) The commissioner or his or her authorized agent may license operators and junior operators when an application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, signed and sworn to by the applicant for the license, is filed with him or her, accompanied by the required license fee and any valid license from another state or Canadian jurisdiction is surrendered. The commissioner may, however, in his or her discretion, refuse to issue a license to any person whenever he or she is satisfied from information given him or her by credible persons, and upon investigation, that the person is mentally or physically unfit, or because of his or her habits, or record as to accidents or convictions, is unsafe to be trusted with the operation of motor vehicles. A person refused a license, under the provisions of this subsection or section 605 of this title, shall be entitled to hearing as provided in sections 105-107 of this title.

(b) Before issuing an operator license, junior operator license, or learner permit to an applicant, the commissioner shall obtain driving record information through the National Driver Register and from each state in which the person has been licensed or has been issued a learner permit.

(c) An operator license, junior operator license, or learner permit shall not be issued to an applicant whose license or learner permit is suspended, revoked or canceled in any jurisdiction.

(d) In addition to any other requirement of law or rule, a citizen of a foreign country shall produce his or her passport and visa, alien registration receipt card (green card), or other proof of legal presence for inspection and copying as a part of the application process for an operator license, junior operator license, or learner permit. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, an operator license, junior operator license, or learner permit issued to a citizen of a foreign country shall expire coincidentally with his or her authorized duration of stay. A license or permit issued under this section may not be issued to be valid for a period of less than 180 days. (Amended 1987, No. 62, § 3; 1989, No. 84, § 4; 1995, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 14, 1996; 1997, No. 55, § 6, eff. June 26, 1997; 2003, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2007, No. 61, § 5.)