Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4107
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4107
- Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property that:
- Disqualification: means :
- Driver: means any individual who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle on a public highway or who is required to hold a commercial driver's license. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- 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
- Out-of-service order: means a declaration by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction, that a driver, or a commercial motor vehicle, or a school bus, or a motor carrier operation, is out of service. See
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Republic of Mexico, and any Canadian province. See
§ 4107. Commercial driver‘s license required
(a) Except when driving under a commercial learner’s permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle being driven, no individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this State unless the following conditions are met:
(1) the individual holds a commercial driver’s license;
(2) the individual is in immediate possession of the license; and
(3) the license has the applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle the individual is driving.
(b) No individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle while his or her driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or cancelled; while subject to a disqualification; or in violation of an out-of-service order.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, employees of farm-related service industries shall be exempt from the knowledge and skills tests required under this chapter and shall be issued restricted commercial driver’s licenses as long as the applicants meet the requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 383, as amended, and upon payment of the appropriate fee.
(2) “Farm-related service industries” shall include farm retail outlets and suppliers, agri-chemical businesses, custom harvesters, and livestock feeders. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 9, § 2, eff. April 23, 1993; 2005, No. 37, § 4; 2013, No. 20, § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 253, 254.)