2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 23 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 25 - Motor Vehicle Violations; Point System
§ 2502 Point assessment; schedule
§ 2502. Point assessment; schedule
(a) Unless the assessment of points is waived by a Superior judge or a Judicial Bureau hearing officer in the interests of justice and in accordance with subsection 2501(b) of this title, a person operating a motor vehicle shall have points assessed against his or her driving record for convictions for moving violations of the indicated motor vehicle statutes in accord with the following schedule: (All references are to Title 23 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.)
(1) Two points assessed for:
(A) § 601. License required;
(B) § 602. Exceptions for farm tractors
and highway equipment;
(C) § 611. Possession of license
certificate;
(D) § 612. Restrictions of license;
(E) § 614. Rights under license;
(F) § 615. Unlicensed operators;
(G) § 1004. Interstate highway regulations;
(H) § 1008. Regulations in municipalities;
(I) § 1009. Restrictions on
controlled-access roadway;
(J) §§ 1021 and 1022. Failure to obey
traffic-control signals;
(K) § 1024. Failure to obey flashing
signals;
(L) § 1026. Failure to obey lane control
signals;
(M) § 1031. Illegal driving to right;
(N) § 1032. Failure to keep to the right
of center when meeting
oncoming traffic;
(O) § 1037. One-way roadways and rotaries;
(P) § 1038. Driving on roadways laned for
traffic;
(Q) § 1041. Restricted access roadways;
(R) § 1046. Failure to yield right of way
at intersection;
(S) § 1047. Failure to turn to left
properly;
(T) § 1048. Failure to stop or yield at
intersections;
(U) § 1049. Failure of vehicle to yield
right of way when entering
from private road;
(V) [Repealed.]
(W) § 1059. Driving through safety zone;
(X) § 1061. Illegal turning at
intersections;
(Y) § 1062. Turning prohibited;
(Z) § 1063. Unsafe starting of parked
vehicle;
(AA) § 1064. Failure to use required
signals;
(BB) § 1065. Improper use of hand signals;
(CC) § 1071. Illegal driving on or near
railroad grade crossing;
(DD) § 1072. Failure to stop at railroad
crossings;
(EE) § 1073. Improper crossing at a
railroad grade by heavy
equipment;
(FF) § 1074. Improper emerging from
driveway;
(GG) § 1081. Basic rule and maximum limits;
(HH) § 1082. Slow-moving vehicles;
(II) § 1083. Special speed limitations;
(JJ) § 1092. Damaging surface of road;
(KK) § 1093. Smoke screen device;
(LL)(i) § 1095. Entertainment picture visible
to operator;
(ii) § 1095b(c)(3). Use of portable electronic
device outside work or school
zone;
(MM) Repealed.q
(NN) § 1113. Illegal backing;
(OO) § 1114. Illegal riding on motorcycles;
(PP) § 1115. Illegal operation of
motorcycles on roadways laned
for traffic;
(QQ) § 1116. Clinging to other vehicles;
(RR) § 1117. Illegal footrests and
handlebars;
(SS) § 1118. Obstructing the driver's view;
(TT) § 1119. Improper opening and closing
vehicle doors;
(UU) § 1121. Coasting prohibited;
(VV) § 1122. Following fire apparatus
prohibited;
(WW) § 1123. Driving over fire hose;
(XX) § 1124. Position of operator;
(YY) § 1127. Unsafe control in presence of
animals;
(ZZ) § 1131. Failure to give warning signal;
(AAA) § 1132. Illegal driving on sidewalk;
(BBB) § 1243. Lighting requirements;
(CCC) Repealed.q
(DDD) § 1257. Eye protection;
(EEE) § 800. Operating without financial
responsibility;
(FFF) All other moving violations
which have no specified points;
(2) Three points assessed for:
(A) § 1033. Illegal passing on the left;
(B) § 1034. Illegal passing on the right;
(C) § 1035. Limitations on passing;
(D) § 1036. No passing zone;
(E) § 1039. Following too closely;
(F) § 1040. Improper driving on divided
highway;
(3) Four points assessed for:
(A) § 1012. Failure to obey enforcement
officer;
(B) § 1013. Authority of enforcement
officers;
(C) § 1051. Failure to yield to pedestrian;
(D) § 1057. Failure to yield to persons
who are blind;
(E) § 1095b(c)(2) Use of portable electronic
device in work or school zone
- first offense;
(4) Five points assessed for:
(A) § 1050. Failure to yield to emergency
vehicles;
(B) § 1075. Illegal passing of school bus;
(C) § 1099. Texting prohibited;
(D) § 1095b(c)(2) Use of portable electronic
device in work or school zone
- second and subsequent
offenses;
(5) Ten points assessed for:
(A) Repealedq;
(B) § 1091. Negligent operation;
(C) § 1094. Operation without owner's
consent and aggravated
operation without owner's
consent;
(D) § 1128. Failure to stop when involved
in an accident;
(E) § 1133. Attempting to elude a police
officer;
(6) Two points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
(7) Three points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
(8) Five points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit;
(9) Eight points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit.
(b) Two additional points shall be assessed for any violation which has resulted in an accident which was the fault of the violator, provided that before these additional points are added a determination on fault must have been made. (Added 1977, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; amended 1985, No. 77, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1985, No. 85 § 9; 1989, No. 68, § 9, eff. Dec. 1, 1989; 1989, No. 109, § 4, eff. July 1, 1990; 1991, No. 55, §§ 14, 15; 1999, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2011, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 57, § 27, eff. July 1, 2013 in part and Jan. 1, 2014 in part; 2013, No. 57, § 31b; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 148; 2013, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; 2015, No. 47, § 43; 2015, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2017, No. 71, § 13; 2017, No. 74, § 61a.)
