Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3552
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3552
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Resident: as used in this title only, means any person living in the State who intends to make the State his or her principal place of domicile either permanently or for an indefinite number of years. See
§ 3552. Declaration of policy and purpose—Article I
(a) It is the policy of the party jurisdictions to:
(1) seek compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles in each of the jurisdictions;
(2) allow motorists to accept a traffic citation for certain violations and proceed on their way without delay whether or not the motorist is a resident of the jurisdiction in which the citation was issued;
(3) extend cooperation to its fullest extent among the jurisdictions for obtaining compliance with the terms of a traffic citation issued in one jurisdiction to a resident of another jurisdiction;
(4) maximize effective utilization of law enforcement personnel and assist court systems in the efficient disposition of traffic violations.
(b) The purpose of this compact is to:
(1) provide a means through which the party jurisdictions may participate in a reciprocal program to effectuate the policies enumerated in paragraph (a) above in a uniform and orderly manner;
(2) provide for the fair and impartial treatment of traffic violators operating within party jurisdictions in recognition of the motorist’s right of due process and the sovereign status of a party jurisdiction. (Added 1985, No. 84, § 1.)