2013 Vermont Statutes
Title 23 Motor Vehicles
Chapter 7 REGISTRATION
§ 515b Vermont Masonic Organization bicentennial

515b. Vermont Masonic Organization bicentennial

(a) Legislative intent. It is the intent of this section to commemorate the 200 years between 1794 and 1994 during which the Vermont Masonic Organization has existed. In order to provide an appropriate tribute to the 200th anniversary of the Vermont Masonic Organization, it is the purpose of this section to allow the design, purchase, sale and display of commemorative motor vehicle license plates bearing the message "Vermont Masonic Bicentennial 1794-1994."

(b) Authority. The Grand Masonic Lodge of Vermont is authorized to design, produce, purchase, distribute and sell commemorative motor vehicle plates as described in subsection (a) of this section. Plates shall not be produced, sold, distributed or displayed which are not approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

(c) Use. Residents of the state of Vermont may display one approved commemorative plate on the front of any registered motor vehicle. The commemorative plates shall not be used instead of regular registration plates, nor are they required to be displayed on a motor vehicle. The commemorative plate may be displayed on a motor vehicle registered as a pleasure car or a motor truck with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less by covering the front registration plate with the commemorative plate until December 31, 1995. The regular front registration plate shall not be removed. The rear registration plate shall be in place and clearly visible at all times.

(d) Price. The retail price shall be established by the Grand Masonic Lodge of Vermont. (Added 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), 33, eff. June 17, 1994.)