Yes. You are still required to maintain a current vehicle registration, and a valid registration certificate is required to complete your vehicle inspection.
Act 41
With no plate stickers, do I still have to register my vehicle?
Yes. You are still required to maintain a current vehicle registration, and a valid registration certificate is required to complete your vehicle inspection.
How do I get a new license plate if I do not want to have a registration sticker on my license plate?
Replacement plates are available. Since removing the sticker is not a requirement, the replacement plate fee will be due. You may apply for a standard-issue replacement license plate using form VD-016 (Replacement Plate Application) or by logging into your myDMV account and selecting Request Replacement Registration or New Plate.
Do I have to remove the sticker(s) from my license plate?
You are not required to remove any existing sticker(s) on license plates. You may cover a registration sticker with a masking material such as tape if you wish; however, covering or removing your sticker is unnecessary.
With no sticker on plates, how will law enforcement know my vehicle is registered?
Vermont and out-of-state law enforcement agencies have electronic access to the DMV’s database from their patrol vehicles, allowing them to verify whether a vehicle registration is valid.
Act 41 Total Abstinence Program Changes
Excerpt of ACT 41 from 2023 that made changes to the Total Abstinence Program
Changes to the Total Abstinence Program
Act 41, signed into law on June 1, 2023, changed 23 V.S.A. § 1209a Conditions of reinstatement; alcohol and driving education; screening; therapy programs.
See the excerpt of ACT 41 for details.
I just received plates, where is the sticker?
Date validation stickers are no longer required.
Act 41 was signed into law on June 1, 2023. It eliminated the annual (or biennial) validation sticker that previously appeared on license plates.
FAQs.
With no plate stickers, do I still have to register my vehicle?
How do I get a new license plate if I do not want to have a registration sticker on my license plate?
Replacement plates are available. Since removing the sticker is not a requirement, the replacement plate fee will be due. You may apply for a standard-issue replacement license plate using form VD-016 (Replacement Plate Application) or by logging into your myDMV account and selecting Request Replacement Registration or New Plate.
Do I have to remove the sticker(s) from my license plate?
You are not required to remove any existing sticker(s) on license plates. You may cover a registration sticker with a masking material such as tape if you wish; however, covering or removing your sticker is unnecessary.
With no sticker on plates, how will law enforcement know my vehicle is registered?
Vermont and out-of-state law enforcement agencies have electronic access to the DMV’s database from their patrol vehicles, allowing them to verify whether a vehicle registration is valid.
I just received plates, where is the sticker?
Date validation stickers are no longer required.
Act 41 was signed into law on June 1, 2023. It eliminated the annual (or biennial) validation sticker that previously appeared on license plates.