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1 H.176
2 Introduced by Representatives Small of Winooski, Andrews of Westford,
3 Anthony of Barre City, Berbeco of Winooski, Black of Essex,
4 Bluemle of Burlington, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Brumsted of
5 Shelburne, Cina of Burlington, Garofano of Essex, Hyman of
6 South Burlington, LaMont of Morristown, Leavitt of Grand
7 Isle, Lipsky of Stowe, McGill of Bridport, Mulvaney-Stanak of
8 Burlington, Pajala of Londonderry, Rachelson of Burlington,
9 Roberts of Halifax, Sibilia of Dover, Sims of Craftsbury, Stone
10 of Burlington, Surprenant of Barnard, and Waters Evans of
11 Charlotte
12 Referred to Committee on
13 Date:
14 Subject: Motor vehicles; secondary enforcement
15 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to designate
16 certain motor vehicle violations as violations that may only be enforced if a
17 law enforcement officer has detained the operator of a vehicle for another
18 suspected violation.
19 An act relating to secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations VT LEG #365084 v.2
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1 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
2 Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 9 is added to read:
3 § 9. SECONDARY ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS
4 (a) The following offenses may be enforced only if a law enforcement
5 officer has detained the operator of a motor vehicle for another suspected
6 violation:
7 (1) section 307 of this title (failure to carry a registration certificate);
8 (2) subsection 511(c) of this title (failure to display registration sticker
9 or failure to display unobstructed license numbers);
10 (3) section 512 of this title (failure to display number plate on trailer or
11 semi-trailer);
12 (4) subsections 601(a) and 676(a) of this title (operation by an individual
13 without a valid driver’s license under certain circumstances);
14 (5) section 615 of this title (operation by an individual with a learner’s
15 permit);
16 (6) section 1031 of this title (operation on the right side of the highway);
17 (7) section 1110 of this title (prolonged idling);
18 (8) section 1125 of this title (operation with an obstructed windshield or
19 windows);
20 (9) subsection 1222(c) of this title (operation of an uninspected motor
21 vehicle); and VT LEG #365084 v.2
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1 (10) subsection 1248(a) of this title (taillights), but only if a single
2 taillight or the brake light portion of a single taillight is broken.
3 (b) An operator shall not be subject to the penalty established for the
4 violations listed in subsection (a) of this section unless the operator is required
5 to pay a penalty for a primary violation.
6 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
7 This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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