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In accordance with Vermont driving law, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to violations of Vermont traffic laws covered under chapter 24 of this title and for that purpose a determination by the judicial bureau that a person has committed a traffic violation, whether by admission, no contest, determination after hearing, or entry of a default judgment, shall be deemed a conviction under this chapter.
For the purpose of identifying habitually reckless or negligent drivers and frequent violators of traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles a uniform system is established assigning demerit points for convictions of violations of this title, or of ordinances adopted by local authorities regulating the operation of motor vehicles.
Notice of each assessment of points may be given, but notice is required when the point accumulation reaches 50 percent of the number at which suspension is authorized. No points shall be assessed for violating a provision of a statute or municipal ordinance regulating standing, parking, equipment, size, or weight.
The conviction report from the court shall be prima facie evidence of the points assessed. The department is also authorized to suspend the license of a driver when his driving record identifies him as an habitual offender under section 673a of this title.
Under Vermont driving law, any person operating a motor vehicle shall have points assessed against his or her driving record for convictions for moving violations of the indicated motor vehicle statutes in accord with the following schedule:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, two points will be assessed for violation of the following Vermont traffic laws:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, three points will be assessed for:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, four points will be assessed for:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, five points will be assessed for:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, ten points will be assessed for:
In accordance with Vermont driving law, two points will be assessed for 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
In accordance with Vermont driving law, three points will be assessed for 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
In accordance with Vermont driving law, five points assessed for 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
In accordance with Vermont driving law, eight points assessed for 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit.
In accordance with Vermont driving law, two additional points shall be assessed for any violation which has resulted in an accident which was the fault of the violator, provided that before these additional points are added a determination on fault must have been made.
Points shall remain assessed against the driving record of any person for a period of two years from the date of conviction of violations of Vermont traffic laws.
When a person receives a number of convictions for moving violations sufficient to raise his point total to at least ten points in a two-year period, the commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings pursuant to section 2506 of this title.
When a sufficient number of points have been acquired, the commissioner shall suspend the license of an operator or the privilege of an unlicensed person, or nonresident to operate a motor vehicle, upon not less than 10 days' notice, and upon hearing, if requested for verification of the conviction records.
In accordance with Vermont driving law, the suspension shall be for:
If a fatality occurs, the suspension shall be for a period of one year in addition to the suspension under the point values. For purposes of this section, a month shall be considered as 30 days and one year shall equal 365 days.
Prior to September 15 of every year, the commissioner of motor vehicles or the chairman of either the house transportation committee or the senate highways and traffic committee may request a meeting in joint session to review the operations and point values assigned under this chapter.
In accordance with Vermont driving law, legislation may be introduced on the operations and point values assigned under this chapter in any legislative year, provisions on reconsideration notwithstanding.
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