§ 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(V)                                                    [Repealed.]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)        § 1095a(d)(3).                          Junior operator use of

portable electronic device

outside work or school zone;

(iii)       § 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)               § 1095a(d)(2)               Junior operator use of

portable electronic device in

work or school zone - first

offense;

(F)               § 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)               § 1095a(d)(2).              Junior operator use of

portable electronic device in

work or school zone - second

and subsequent offenses;

(E)               § 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; 2019, No. 60, § 29.)