Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4105
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 4105
- Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property that:
- Commissioner: shall mean in this title only the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See
- Conviction: means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a determination by a judge or hearing officer that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated. See
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
- 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
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Republic of Mexico, and any Canadian province. See
§ 4105. Notification required by driver
(a) Notification of convictions. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall notify the State and employers of convictions as follows:
(1) The State. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver’s license issued by this State who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in any other state or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal laws of Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify the Commissioner in the manner specified by the Commissioner within 30 days after the date of conviction.
(2) Employers. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver’s license issued by this State who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or any other state or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal laws of Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify his or her employer in writing of the conviction within 30 days after the date of conviction.
(b) Notification of suspensions, revocations, and cancellations. A driver whose driver’s license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state; who loses the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in any state for any period; or who is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for any period shall notify his or her employer of that fact before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of that fact.
(c) Notification of previous employment.
(1) Any individual who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver must provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the 10 years preceding the date of application:
(A) a list of the names and addresses of the applicant’s previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;
(B) the dates between which the applicant drove for each employer; and
(C) the reason for leaving that employer.
(2) The applicant must certify that all information furnished is true and complete. An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 254; 2021, No. 20, § 258.)