{"data":{"id":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-491","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"23 V.S.A. § 491","heading":"Transporter application; eligibility; use of transporter plates","body":"(a) A transporter may apply for and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in the Commissioner’s discretion, may issue a certificate of registration and a general distinguishing number plate. Before a person may be registered as a transporter, the person shall self-certify the following on a form provided by the Commissioner:\n(1) compliance with section 800 of this title; and\n(2) that the person either owns or leases a permanent place of business located in this State where business will be conducted during regularly established business hours and the required records stored and maintained.\n(b) When a transporter displays the transporter’s registration plate, the transporter or the transporter’s employee or contractor may transport a motor vehicle owned by the transporter, repossessed, or temporarily in the transporter’s custody, and it shall be considered properly registered under this title. A transporter’s registration plates shall not be used for any other purposes and shall not be used by the holder of such number plates for personal purposes.","path":["Title 23: Motor Vehicles","Chapter 007: Registration","Subchapter 004: REGISTRATION OF DEALERS AND TRANSPORTERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/007/00491","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"f11c2336da282a4051bb606fd9661ebe474fff3ddf6d6cd1a04c9f5f6962c408","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-481-485","next":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-492"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}