2011 Vermont Code
Title 23 Motor Vehicles
Chapter 29 SNOWMOBILES, MOTORBOATS AND WATER SPORTS
§ 3318 Administration and enforcement
§ 3318. Administration and enforcement
(a) The administration of the provisions of this chapter, as they pertain to the registration and numbering of vessels and the suspension of the privilege to operate vessels, shall be the responsibility of the department of motor vehicles.
(b) This chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter shall be printed in booklet form and made available to the public by the department of public safety.
(c) The provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be enforced by law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title in accordance with the provisions of 12 V.S.A. chapter 193, and they may also enforce the provisions of 10 V.S.A. { 1266 and the rules adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. { 1424. With respect to the provisions of 10 V.S.A. { 1266 and the rules adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. { 1424, whenever a penalty for a violation of such a rule is not otherwise established, three superior judges appointed by the court administrator shall establish a schedule, within the limits prescribed by law, of the penalty to be imposed. Any law enforcement officer who issues a complaint shall advise the defendant of the schedule of penalties and show the defendant a copy of the schedule. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), { 2; amended 1985, No. 90, { 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1989, No. 65, { 12; 1999, No. 42, { 4, eff. May 25, 1999; 2009, No. 154
(Adj. Sess.), { 238.)
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