Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Bonnie Rutledge announced today that effective July 1st, 2009 the DMV will issue just one registration sticker to all vehicles. Currently, the DMV issues two stickers, one for each license plate. The new one-sticker system calls for the single sticker to be applied to the rear plate of the vehicle to be legal. A vehicle, however, is still required to have two license plates: one attached to the front and one attached to the back.
The move from two registration stickers to one registration sticker is a cost-savings measure adopted by the Vermont Legislature as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation Bill. Starting July 1, vehicle registration renewals will be issued with one registration sticker printed with the vehicle s registration information and the second sticker will be printed with the word VOID.
This is being done to use up our existing stock of two-sticker forms, but it also will act as a way to get the public familiar with the one sticker concept, Rutledge said. Once the old stock is used up, renewals will only contain one registration sticker.
The single-sticker requirement does not affect the number of license plates required on a vehicle. Vehicles that currently require two plates such as cars, trucks and buses will continue to require two plates. The single registration sticker, however, must be placed on the rear plate to be legal.
Commissioner Rutledge also announced that many Department of Motor Vehicle fees will increase on July 1st, 2009. The list below contains some of the more common DMV fees that are increasing. To see a complete list of all fees that will increase go to DMV s website at www.dmv.vermont.gov.
Old Fee
New Fee
4-year Operator s License:
$40.00
$45.00
2-year Operator s License:
$25.00
$28.00
Junior Operator s License:
$27.00
$28.00
Learner s Permit:
$15.00
$17.00
1-year Registration:
$60.00
$65.00
2-year Registration:
$110.00
$122.00
Motorcycle Registration:
$37.00
$41.00
Motorboat Registrations A
$22.00
$27.00
Motorboat Registrations 1
$38.00
$43.00
Motorboat Registrations 2
$65.00
$70.00
Motorboat Registrations 3
$131.00
$136.00
1-year Trailer Registration (1,499 lbs or less):
$20.00
$23.00
1-year Trailer Registration (1,500 lbs or more):
$40.00
$46.00
Snowmobile Registration (resident):
$15.00
25.00
Reinstatement Fee:
$65.00
$71.00