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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 309

  • 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
  • Owner: shall include any person, corporation, co-partnership, or association holding legal title to a motor vehicle or having exclusive right to the use or control thereof for a period of 30 days or more. See
  • Person: includes any natural person, corporation, association, co-partnership, company, firm, or other aggregation of individuals. See

§ 309. Registering motor vehicle of which applicant is not the owner

A person who registers or attempts to register a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or motorboat of which he or she is not the bona fide owner, as defined in section 4 of this title, shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. (Amended 2001, No. 69, § 2; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 144.)