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General DMV News

Vermont DMV's Departmental Policies are available upon request. Please phone 802-828-2000 for further information.


  • Effective Monday, February 1, 2010 the Bennington Branch Office location is:  120 Depot Street, Bennington, VT
  • DMV no longer deals with certificates of location for junkyards.  more information (PDF document 104.88KB)
  • July 2009 many Vermont DMV fees increased.  more information ... (PDF document 90.95KB)
  • 2009 DMV-Related Legislation - more information (PDF document 51.63KB)
  • Vermont DMV's Enhanced License/ID - more information
  • Assessment on gasoline ...more information (PDF document 32.79KB)
  • Vermont Department of Health web site information about "Advance Directives".
  • Check Vermont DMV's listings of "special plates" to see what's available
  • Identity theft and/or compromised driver licenses. More information ... (PDF document 59KB)

 

Press Releases

12/03/09:  Vermont Expands Availability Of Enhanced Drivers License (PDF document 34.21KB)

12/01/09:  Drug dog "Duke" retires from Vermont DMV (PDF document 121.08KB)

03/20/08:  Vermont launches new online driver's license reinstatement payment service. (PDF document 20.59KB) 

Commercial Trucking News/Bulletins

No tractor-trailers are allowed at the Ticonderoga Ferry crossing between Shoreham, VT and Ticonderoga, NY as the ferry landing has very limited space. Tractor-trailer drivers are urged to find an alternative route to cross into New York.
  • Bulletin:  Diesel Tax on Motor Buses (more information PDF document 33.6KB)
  • Law Change: Heavier Trucks on Interstate (more information PDF document 37.3KB)
  • Message received from Transports Quebec: On January 1, 2009 Québec's new legislation regarding mandatory speed limiters for heavy trucks (maximum speed of 105 km/h, that is, 65 m/h) came into force. Information on this subject is available in English on the website of the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) :  http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/entreprises_en/
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    Official correspondence from our authorities has already been sent out to fully inform the DOTs and trucking associations concerned. Should further information be required, or if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Michel Lachance at michel.lachance@mtq.gouv.qc.ca

 

Dealer Bulletins

2009    
09-05 11/20/09 Vermont Motor Vehicle Title (PDF document 205.83KB)
09-04 10/19/09 Dealer Fees and Purchase & Use Tax (PDF document 37KB)
09-02 06/29/09 Release of Security Interests (PDF document 55.2KB)
09-01 06/16/09 2009 Legislation Affecting Dealers (PDF document 4.23MB)
2008    
08-03 12/03/08 Lease Acquisition Fees (PDF document 34.88KB)
08-02 08/07/08 Vermont Motor Vehicle Titles (PDF document 41.38KB)
08-SOP 05/27/08 Standard Operating Procedure (PDF document 37.5KB)
08-01 02/01/08 Allowable Vehicles for Student Transportation (PDF document 38.29KB)

 

Licenses/Permits News

  • Information having to do with identity theft and/or compromised driver license information. (PDF document 58.85KB)
  • Vermont Department of Health web site information about "Advance Directives".
  • Download "A Parent Guide To The Graduated Driver License (GDL)". (PDF document 409.69KB)

Enhanced License Information

  • Effective 12/01/09 Vermont's Enhanced Driver License/ID is available at our Montpelier and Rutland offices.
  • Special Information for Children, Groups of Children, Native Americans, "Closed Loop" Cruises, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents, Ferries and Small Boats, and Boaters

Inspection Bulletins

2009    
09-04 11/04/09 Toyota Matrix Registration Certificates (PDF document 133.43KB)
09-02 08/28/09 Vehicle Inspection Criteria (PDF document 122.97KB)
09-01 06/03/09 Inspection Sticker Fees & Registration Validation Stickers (PDF document 107.33KB)
2008    
08-08 12/01/08 Inspection Sticker Numbers (PDF document 35.49KB)
08-07 10/31/08 Inspection Sticker Adhesion To Vehicle Windshield (PDF document 34.84KB)
08-06 09/30/08 Lake Champlain Quadricentennial License Plate (PDF document 63.6KB)
08-05 09/15/08 Windshield Replacement Stickers (PDF document 36.13KB)
08-04 07/08/08 School Bus Auxiliary Fuel-Fired Heating Systems (PDF document 37.65KB)
08-03 02/15/08 DOT Lens Markings (PDF document 36.23KB)
08-02 02/15/08 Reconditioned and/or Remanufactured Wheels (PDF document 38.14KB)
08-01 01/10/08 Car/Truck Inspection Stickers (PDF document 35.31KB)

 

Registration/Plate News

The Lake Champlain Quadricentennial License Plate  (PDF document  48.73KB)

Vermont's newest Conservation Plate - "The Catamount Plate"  (HTML)

 
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