Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 676
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 676
- Commissioner: shall mean in this title only the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Person: includes any natural person, corporation, association, co-partnership, company, firm, or other aggregation of individuals. See
- Privilege to operate: includes the privilege of a nonresident to operate a motor vehicle within the State and includes the privilege of a resident to obtain a license. See
§ 676. Operation after suspension, revocation, or refusal — civil violation
(a) A person whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended, or refused by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for any reason other than a violation of subsection 1091(b), 1094(b), 1128(b) or (c) of this title, or section 1201 of this title or a suspension under section 1205 of this title and who operates or attempts to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway before the license or privilege of the person to operate a motor vehicle has been reinstated by the Commissioner commits a civil traffic violation.
(b) In establishing a prima facie case against a person accused of violating this section, the Judicial Bureau shall accept as evidence a printout attested to by the law enforcement officer as the person’s motor vehicle record showing convictions and resulting license suspensions. The admitted motor vehicle record shall establish a permissive inference that the person was under suspension or had his or her license revoked on the dates and time periods set forth in the record. The Judicial Bureau shall not require a certified copy of the person’s motor vehicle record from the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish the permissive inference. (Added 1991, No. 55, § 12; amended 1997, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 8a; 1999, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 54, § 13.)