23 V.S.A. § 491
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§ 491. Transporter application; eligibility; use of transporter plates
Official statutory text
(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:
(1) compliance with section 800 of this title; and
(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.
(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.
(1) compliance with section 800 of this title; and
(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.
(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.
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