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A registration certificate must always be in the vehicle when it is being used. A police officer has the right to see it. The registration plates must be properly affixed. The rear plate must be lit so it can be read from at least 50 feet (15 m) away. The number plates must only be used for that
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Vehicle Bureau within the Secretary of State's office. The department's enforcement personnel formed the “Vermont Highway Patrol”. The first patrol officers used
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Secretary of State by May 1905. 373 vehicles were registered. Charles Warren was issued the first "#1" plate.
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that collects Purchase or Use tax for at least 3 years. If the tax paid in another jurisdiction is less than the Vermont tax, the tax due shall be the difference.
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