2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 23 Motor Vehicles
Chapter 39 COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE ACT
§ 4110 Application for commercial driver license

§ 4110. Application for commercial driver license

(a) The application for a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit shall include the following:

(1) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the person.

(2) A physical description of the person, including sex, height, and weight.

(3) Date of birth.

(4) The applicant's Social Security number; unless the application is for a nonresident commercial driver license.

(5) The person's signature.

(6) Certifications that:

(A) for an applicant who operates or expects to operate in interstate or foreign commerce or who is otherwise subject to 49 C.F.R. part 391, the applicant meets the qualifications requirements contained in part 391; or operates or expects to operate entirely in intrastate commerce and who is not subject to part 391, that the applicant is subject to state driver qualification requirements and is not subject to part 391;

(B) the motor vehicle in which the applicant's skills test will be taken is representative of the type of motor vehicle that the applicant operates or expects to operate;

(C) the applicant is not subject to any disqualification under 49 C.F.R. section 383.51, or any license suspension, revocation, or cancellation under the law of any jurisdiction;

(D) the applicant does not have a driver's license from more than one state or jurisdiction; and

(E) for initial applicants only, the applicant has not been convicted of an offense listed in subsection 4116(a) of this title (or a comparable offense in any jurisdiction) or an offense listed in 49 U.S.C. § 30304(a)(3) in any jurisdiction within three years of the license application.

(7) Any other information required by the commissioner; including, but not limited to the names of all states where the applicant has been licensed to operate any type of motor vehicle during the previous 10 years.

(8) The application shall be accompanied by the proper fee. The four-year fee shall be $75.00. The two-year fee shall be $50.00. In those instances where the applicant surrenders a valid Vermont Class D license, the total fees due shall be reduced by:

(A) one-quarter of the four-year fee established by section 601 of this title for each remaining full year of validity; or

(B) one-half of the two-year fee paid for each remaining full year of validity.

(b) When a licensee or permittee changes his or her name, mailing address, or residence or in the case of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license or permit, the licensee or permittee shall forthwith notify the commissioner and apply in person for a duplicate license or permit in the same manner as set forth in subsection (a) of this section. The fee for a duplicate license or permit shall be $13.00.

(c) A person who has been a resident of this state for more than 30 days shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction.

(d) Any person who knowingly falsifies information or certifications required under subsection (a) of this section shall have his or her commercial driver license revoked. Such persons may reapply for a commercial driver license no sooner than 60 days after the revocation. (Added 1989, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 88, § 10; 1995, No. 81 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2005, No. 37, § 5; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2011; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)