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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 1709

  • Commissioner: shall mean in this title only the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Motor vehicle: includes all vehicles propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power, except farm tractors, vehicles running only upon stationary rails or tracks, motorized highway building equipment, road making appliances, snowmobiles, tracked vehicles, motor-assisted bicycles, electric bicycles, or electric personal assistive mobility devices. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1709. Report of convictions to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

The Judicial Bureau and every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under any law of this State or municipal ordinance regulating the operation of motor vehicles on the highways shall forward a record of any conviction to the Commissioner within 10 days for violation of any State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation. (Amended 1965, No. 85, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1965, No. 194, § 10; 1967, No. 138; 1969, No. 290 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1973, No. 25, § 2, eff. March 15, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 19, 1974; 2005, No. 37, § 9.)