Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 202

  • 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
  • Operator: shall include all persons 18 years of age or over properly licensed to operate motor vehicles. 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

§ 202. Impersonating another in an application or aiding an applicant by false representation

A person who does any of the following shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, and shall have his or her privilege to operate suspended for 90 days:

(1) falsely impersonates another in an application for:

(A) an operator‘s license;

(B) a learner’s permit;

(C) a nondriver identification card;

(D) a motor vehicle registration or vessel validation; or

(E) an in-transit registration permit;

(2) obtains by false representation:

(A) an operator’s license;

(B) a learner’s permit;

(C) a nondriver identification card;

(D) a motor vehicle registration or vessel validation; or

(E) an in-transit registration permit;

(3) uses an assumed name or name that is not his or her own in an application for:

(A) an operator’s license;

(B) a learner’s permit;

(C) a nondriver identification card;

(D) a motor vehicle registration or vessel validation; or

(E) an in-transit registration permit; or

(4) knowingly aids an applicant in obtaining by false representation as to the age or identity of such applicant:

(A) an operator’s license;

(B) a learner’s permit;

(C) a nondriver identification card;

(D) a motor vehicle registration or vessel validation; or

(E) in-transit registration permit. (Amended 1987, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 229.)