Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4106

  • Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property that:

  • 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
  • Employer: means any person, including the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns an individual to drive a commercial motor vehicle. 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
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Republic of Mexico, and any Canadian province. See

§ 4106. Employer responsibilities

(a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in subsection 4105(c) of this title.

(b) No employer may knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:

(1) in which the driver has a driver’s license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by a state or has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle; or

(2) in which the driver has more than one driver’s license. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254.)