Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 1827

  • 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.

§ 1827. Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Upon the granting of a certificate as provided in section 1823 of this title, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the registration of a motor bus, its speed and lighting, the safety devices, and the licensing of operators. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)