§ 2158. Fees for towing; public property; funding
(a) A towing service may charge a fee of up to $40.00 for towing an abandoned motor vehicle from public property under the provisions of sections 2151-2157 of this title. This fee shall be paid to the towing service upon the issuance by the Department of Motor Vehicles of a certificate of abandoned motor vehicles under section 2156 of this title. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the Commissioner of Finance and Management who shall issue payment to the towing service for vehicles removed from public property. Payments under this section shall terminate upon the payment of a total of $16,000.00 for towing abandoned motor vehicles from public property in any fiscal year. A towing company shall not be eligible for more than 50 percent of this annual allocation.
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to expend up to $16,000.00 of the Department’s annual appropriation for the purpose of this section. (Added 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 53.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 21 - Title to Motor Vehicles
§ 2003. Power and duties of Commissioner
§ 2013. When certificate required; issuance of exempt vehicle title upon request
§ 2015. Application for certificate
§ 2016. Commissioner to check identification number
§ 2017. Issuance of certificate; records
§ 2018. Information on certificate
§ 2019. Mailing or delivering certificate
§ 2020. Withholding of certificate; bond required
§ 2021. Refusal of certificate
§ 2023. Transfer of interest in vehicle
§ 2026. Fee to accompany applications
§ 2027. Issuance of new certificate
§ 2029. Suspension or revocation of certificate
§ 2041. Certain liens and security interests not affected
§ 2042. Perfecting security interest
§ 2043. Duties on creation of security interest
§ 2044. Assignment of security interest
§ 2045. Release of security interest
§ 2046. Lienholder to furnish information
§ 2047. Method of perfecting security interest exclusive
§ 2048. Terminal rental adjustment clauses; vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests
§ 2081. Application of subchapter
§ 2082. Altering, forging, or counterfeiting certificates; penalty
§ 2084. Report of theft, recovery of unclaimed vehicle
§ 2086. Impeachment of defendant
§ 2087. Construction with other laws
§ 2091. Salvage certificates of title; forwarding of plates and titles of crushed vehicles
§ 2092. Issuance of salvage title
§ 2093. Salvaged, totaled, and rebuilt vehicles
§ 2152. Authorized removal of abandoned motor vehicles
§ 2153. Abandoned motor vehicle certification
§ 2154. Identification and reclamation of abandoned motor vehicles