Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4102
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4102
- Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property that:
- 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
§ 4102. Statement of intent and purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to implement 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313, as may be amended, and the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Title XII of Pub. L. No. 99-570, as amended, and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle crashes, fatalities, and injuries by permitting commercial drivers to hold only one license, disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain criminal or other offenses or serious traffic violations, and strengthening licensing and testing standards. This chapter is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this chapter conflicts with general operator licensing provisions, this chapter prevails. Where this chapter is silent, the general operator licensing provisions apply. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, amended 1991, No. 88, § 3, eff. April 1, 1992; 2013, No. 20, § 1.)