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Vermont

Title-23

Chapter-25

2502

§ 2502. Point assessment; schedule

(a) Any person operating a motor vehicle shall have points assessed against his or her driving record for convictions for moving violations of the indicated motor vehicle statutes in accord with the following schedule: (All references are to Title 23 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.)

(1) Two points assessed for:

(A) § 601. License required;

(B) § 602. Exceptions for farm tractors and highway equipment;

(D) § 612. Restrictions of license;

(E) § 614. Rights under license;

(F) § 615. Unlicensed operators;

(G) § 1004. Interstate highway regulations;

(H) § 1008. Regulations in municipalities;

(I) § 1009. Restrictions on controlled-access roadway;

(J) §§ 1021 Failure to obey traffic-control signals;

and

1022.

(K) § 1024. Failure to obey flashing signals;

(L) § 1026. Failure to obey lane control signals;

(M) § 1031. Illegal driving to right;

(N) § 1032. Failure to keep to the right of center when meeting

oncoming traffic;

(O) § 1037. One-way roadways and rotaries;

(P) § 1038. Driving on roadways laned for traffic;

(Q) § 1041. Restricted access roadways;

(R) § 1046. Failure to yield right-of-way at intersection;

(S) § 1047. Failure to turn to left properly;

(T) § 1048. Failure to stop or yield at intersections;

(U) § 1049. Failure of vehicle to yield right-of-way when entering

from private road;

(V) § 1053. Failure to exercise due care;

(W) § 1059. Driving through safety zone;

(X) § 1061. Illegal turning at intersections;

(Y) § 1062. Turning prohibited;

(Z) § 1063. Unsafe starting of parked vehicle;

(AA) § 1064. Failure to use required signals;

(BB) § 1065. Improper use of hand signals;

(CC) § 1071. Illegal driving on or near railroad grade crossing;

(DD) § 1072. Failure to stop at railroad crossings;

(EE) § 1073. Improper crossing at a railroad grade by heavy equipment;

(FF) § 1074. Improper emerging from driveway;

(GG) § 1081. Basic rule and maximum limits;

(HH) § 1082. Slow-moving vehicles;

(II) § 1083. Special speed limitations;

(JJ) § 1092. Damaging surface of road;

(KK) § 1093. Smokescreen device;

(LL) § 1095. Operating with television set installed;

(MM) § 1113. Illegal backing;

(NN) § 1114. Illegal riding on motorcycles;

(OO) § 1115. Illegal operation of motorcycles on roadways laned for

traffic;

(PP) § 1116. Clinging to other vehicles;

(QQ) § 1117. Illegal footrests and handlebars;

(RR) § 1118. Obstructing the driver's view;

(SS) § 1119. Improper opening and closing vehicle doors;

(TT) § 1121. Coasting prohibited;

(UU) § 1122. Following fire apparatus prohibited;

(VV) § 1123. Driving over fire hose;

(WW) § 1124. Position of operator;

(XX) § 1127. Unsafe control in presence of horses and cattle;

(YY) § 1131. Failure to give warning signal;

(ZZ) § 1132. Illegal driving on sidewalk;

(AAA) § 1243. Lighting requirements;

(BBB) § 1256. Motorcycle headgear;

(CCC) § 1257. Face protection;

(DDD) § 800. Operating without financial responsibility;

(EEE) All other moving violations which have no

specified points;

(2) Three points assessed for:

(A) § 1033. Illegal passing on the left;

(B) § 1034. Illegal passing on the right;

(D) § 1036. No passing zone;

(E) § 1039. Following too closely;

(F) § 1040. Improper driving on divided highway;

(3) Four points assessed for:

(A) § 1012. Failure to obey enforcement officer;

(B) § 1013. Authority of enforcement officers;

(D) § 1057. Failure to yield to blind persons;

(4) Five points assessed for:

(A) § 1050. Failure to yield to emergency vehicles;

(B) § 1075. Illegal passing of school bus;

refusal - civil violation;

(5) Ten points assessed for:

(A) § 674. Operating after suspension or revocation of license;

(B) § 1091. Negligent operation;

operation without owner's consent;

(D) § 1128. Failure to stop when involved in an accident;

(E) § 1133. Attempting to elude a police officer;

(6) Two points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;

(7) Three points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;

(8) Five points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;

(9) Eight points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit.

(b) Two additional points shall be assessed for any violation which has resulted in an accident which was the fault of the violator, provided that before these additional points are added a determination on fault must have been made. (Added 1977, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; amended 1985, No. 77, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; No. 85 § 9; 1989, No. 68, § 9, eff. Dec. 1, 1989; No. 109, § 4, eff. July 1, 1990; 1991, No. 55, §§ 14, 15; 1999, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)