Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 2155

  • Abandoned motor vehicle: means :

  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Landowner: means a person who owns or leases or otherwise has authority to control use of real property. See
  • Lienholder: means a person holding a security interest in a vehicle. See
  • Motor vehicle: means all vehicles propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power that have, or could have, one or more of the following:

  • 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
  • Vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined by section 4 of this title. See

§ 2155. Fees and charges

(a) Towing fees. For towing an abandoned motor vehicle from private property, a towing service may charge a reasonable fee to be paid by the vehicle owner or the landowner of the private property.

(b) Storage charges. In addition to any towing fee, an owner or lienholder reclaiming an abandoned motor vehicle may be charged and shall pay a fee for the costs of storage of the vehicle, except that no fee may be charged for storage for any period preceding the date upon which the form for abandoned motor vehicle certification is sent to the Department. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)