2009 Vermont Code
Title 23 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 21 - TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLES (Contains: §§ 2001 – 2158)
§ 2151 -   Abandoned motor vehicles; defined

§ 2151. Abandoned motor vehicles; defined

(a)(1) For the purposes of this subchapter, an "abandoned motor vehicle" means:

(A) A motor vehicle that has remained on public or private property or on or along a highway without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than 48 hours, and has a valid registration plate or public vehicle identification number which has not been removed, destroyed, or altered; or

(B) A motor vehicle that has remained on public or private property or on or along a highway without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for any period of time if the vehicle does not have a valid registration plate or the public vehicle identification number has been removed, destroyed, or altered.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, "public vehicle identification number" means the public vehicle identification number which is usually visible through the windshield and attached to the driver's side of the dashboard, instrument panel, or windshield pillar post or on the doorjamb on the driver's side of the vehicle.

(b) Construction equipment. A vehicle or other equipment used or to be used in construction or in the operation or maintenance of highways or public utility facilities, which is left in a manner which does not interfere with the normal movement of traffic, shall not be considered to be an abandoned motor vehicle. (Added 2003, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)