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S.105 1
Introduced by Senators Douglass, Baruth, Beck, Brock, Collamore, 2
Cummings, Gulick, Hart, Heffernan, Lyons, Major, Mattos and 3
Williams 4
Referred to Committee on 5
Date: 6
Subject: Motor vehicles; operation of vehicles; inspections; new motor 7
vehicles; trailers 8
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to provide that 9
motor vehicles weighing 5,000 pounds or less that are less than two years old 10
are exempt from inspections and to exempt all trailers and semi-trailers from 11
inspections. 12
An act relating to exemptions from vehicle inspections 13
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 14
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 1222 is amended to read: 15
§ 1222. INSPECTION OF REGISTERED VEHICLES 16
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection 17
and for school buses, which shall be inspected as prescribed in section 1282 of 18
this title, and motor buses as defined in subdivision 4(17) of this title, which 19
shall be inspected twice during the calendar year at six-month intervals, all 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.105
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motor vehicles registered in this State shall undergo a safety and visual 1
emissions inspection once each year and all motor vehicles that are registered 2
in this State and are 16 model years old or less shall undergo an emissions or 3
on board diagnostic (OBD) systems inspection once each year as applicable. 4
Any 5
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, 6
any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer not currently inspected in this State 7
shall be inspected within 15 days following the date of its registration in the 8
State of Vermont. 9
(3)(A) Notwithstanding subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection (a), a 10
motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 5,000 11
pounds shall not be required to be inspected pursuant to the provisions of this 12
section until after 24 months have elapsed since the date of the vehicle’s 13
manufacture. 14
(B) All trailers and semi-trailers shall be exempt from inspection 15
pursuant to the provisions of this section. 16
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(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, an 18
exhibition vehicle of model year 1940 or before registered as prescribed in 19
section 373 of this title or a trailer registered as prescribed in subdivision 20
371(a)(1)(A) of this title shall be exempt from inspection; provided, however, 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.105
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the vehicle must be equipped as originally manufactured, must be in good 1
mechanical condition, and must meet the applicable standards of the inspection 2
manual. 3
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Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 1223 is amended to read: 5
§ 1223. PROHIBITIONS 6
A person shall not affix or cause to be affixed to a motor vehicle, trailer, or 7
semi-trailer a certification of inspection that was not assigned by an official 8
inspection station to such motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer. No person 9
shall reaffix or cause to be reaffixed an official sticker once removed; instead, 10
replacement stickers shall be affixed as prescribed by the rules for replacement 11
sticker agents. A person shall not knowingly operate a motor vehicle, trailer, 12
or semi-trailer to which a certification of inspection is affixed if the 13
certification of inspection was not assigned by an official station to that 14
vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer. 15
Sec. 3. 23 V.S.A. § 4(61) is amended to read: 16
(61) “Storage trailer” means any regularly manufactured box type trailer 17
that has been removed from normal over-the-highway service and is used 18
solely for the storage of commodities at a fixed site for extended periods of 19
time. When a storage trailer is moved over the public highways, it shall not 20
contain cargo weighing more than 2,000 pounds and shall be properly 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.105
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equipped, and in good mechanical condition, and inspectable under the 1
provisions of section 1222 of this title, except that storage trailers need not 2
display an inspection sticker. 3
Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE 4
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 5