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State record · VT · 2026-09-01 · Statute

Vermont

Live on this state’s ALPR statute. The occupancy form on file is not a named ALPR highway instrument. A live card is not a permit in hand.

Statute
Open the workbenchThe method
Highway system
Primary
19 V.S.A. § 1111 distinguishes the State highway system from the town system. Permits for use of State highway right-of-way come from the Agency of Transportation; permits for town highways come from the legislative body of the municipality. This is not Florida’s State Highway System.
Owner
Primary
The Agency of Transportation (VTrans) for State highways; the legislative body or designee of a municipality for town highways (19 V.S.A. § 1111). VTrans Permitting Services reviews commercial and residential permits for all work in Agency-owned rights-of-way.
Right-of-way
Not retrieved
not packed. Vermont’s statutory definition of the land strip that is highway right-of-way is not packed. Do not substitute Florida § 334.03(21). 19 V.S.A. § 1111 requires a permit for any use of any part of the highway right-of-way on either the State or town system — that is a use trigger, not a width definition.
Public records
Primary
Access to Public Records (1 V.S.A. § 316 (Title 1, ch. 5, subch. 3)). Who may request: Any person may inspect or copy any public record of a public agency (1 V.S.A. § 316(a))
Open meetings
Primary
Vermont Open Meeting Law (1 V.S.A. §§ 310–314)

Chapter citation packed from the official statutes tree. Full § 312 text was not re-extracted on 1 Sept 2026 (legislature.vermont.gov intermittently 503).

ALPR statute
Primary
23 V.S.A. § 1607 (and § 1608 preservation) — Automated license plate recognition systems. Packed text is the version marked effective 1 July 2025. A Vermont law-enforcement officer must be certified in ALPR operation by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council to operate a system (§ 1607(a)). Use of ALPR systems and access to active data are restricted to legitimate law enforcement purposes. Active-data access inside a department is limited to designated personnel and to data collected within the past seven days. Historical data go through a VIC analyst; requests within six months need specific and articulable facts tying the data to an ongoing criminal, missing-person, or CMV investigation or enforcement action; after six months, VIC may disclose only by warrant (if no pending charge) or by court order in a pending criminal case. ALPR information gathered by a Vermont LE agency is sent to the Department of Public Safety, which maintains the automated traffic law enforcement storage system. DPS reports annually to the House and Senate Judiciary and Transportation committees. This is not a ROW permit. Definitions of “active data,” “historical data,” and “legitimate law enforcement purpose” are not in the packed July 2025 § 1607 text (they may live elsewhere in subchapter 2) and are not packed. Retention: 18 months after the date obtained, then DPS and any local LE agency with custody shall destroy the data and copies/backups, unless a § 1608 preservation request or disclosure order, or a warrant under Vermont or Federal Rule 41, applies (§ 1607(c)(2))..

§ 1607 text is from legislature.vermont.gov (primary). § 1608 text is the 2025 Justia compilation (secondary): a LE agency, DMV, or other person with a legitimate LE purpose may apply to Superior Court Criminal Division for up to a 90-day extension of the 18-month period; further 90-day or longer extensions on the same standard. Official § 1608 page returned 503 on retrieval day.

ROW permit
Primary
State Highway Access and Work Permit (19 V.S.A. § 1111 / Section 1111 permit). Who may apply: Anyone or any corporation wishing to use any part of the highway right-of-way on the State or town system (19 V.S.A. § 1111(a)(1)). For State highways the Agency of Transportation issues; for town highways the municipal legislative body or designee. VTrans Permitting Services reviews commercial and residential permits for all work in Agency-owned ROW, including utility facilities. ALPR-specific permit type not listed.. The Secretary (State) or legislative body (town) may suspend a permit until compliance is obtained, and may physically close a driveway or access point if safety of highway users is or may be affected (§ 1111(g)).. Instrument name is from VTrans’ own permitting page and from 19 V.S.A. § 1111. No ALPR-named VTrans permit. Do not import Florida General Use, Minnesota OLPA, or Utah Special Use.

Instrument name is from VTrans’ own permitting page and from 19 V.S.A. § 1111. No ALPR-named VTrans permit. Do not import Florida General Use, Minnesota OLPA, or Utah Special Use.

https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/permitting

Install process in this state

  1. This is Vermont State highway or town highway under Title 19, not Florida SHS. The Agency owns State highway ROW; towns own town-highway ROW.
  2. 23 V.S.A. § 1607 is a use, access, and retention statute, not the ROW permit. Only a VCJC-certified Vermont law-enforcement officer may operate an ALPR system. Active data: legitimate LE purpose, designated personnel, last seven days. Historical data: VIC (or DMV for CMV), then warrant/court-order after six months.
  3. ALPR information gathered by a Vermont LE agency is sent to DPS for the automated traffic law enforcement storage system. Destroy at 18 months unless § 1608 or a Rule 41 warrant applies.
  4. Work in Agency-owned right-of-way needs a State Highway Access and Work Permit under 19 V.S.A. § 1111 (Section 1111 permit), filed with VTrans Permitting Services. VTrans’ page does not list an ALPR permit type.
  5. Do not copy FDOT EOM 26-01, MnDOT OLPA, UDOT Special Use, or Johnson City, TN contract terms into Vermont. Out-of-state Flock-network access is not resolved by the packed § 1607 text.

Primary

Where to ask

  • Town clerk

    Minutes and vote records of the public body (Open Meeting Law + 1 V.S.A. § 316)

  • Purchasing / finance

    Contracts, amendments, invoices if they are public records under 1 V.S.A. § 316

  • Police / sheriff

    ALPR operation by VCJC-certified officers; active-data access logs; requests routed to VIC

  • Department of Public Safety (VIC / storage system)

    Automated traffic law enforcement storage system; historical-data requests (kept ≥ 3 years); annual report to the Legislature

  • VTrans Permitting Services

    Section 1111 State Highway Access and Work Permit files for Agency-owned ROW

SupportedEvidence
23 V.S.A. § 1607(c)(2) (effective 1 July 2025) limits retention of ALPR information to 18 months after it was obtained, then requires destruction, unless a § 1608 preservation request or disclosure order or a Rule 41 warrant applies.

vt-23-1607

SupportedEvidence
Any use of any part of State or town highway right-of-way requires a permit under 19 V.S.A. § 1111; VTrans calls the State-highway instrument a State Highway Access and Work Permit (Section 1111).

vt-19-1111 · vt-vtrans-permits

UnprovenAssumption
Vermont agencies may lawfully query out-of-state commercial ALPR networks under the packed § 1607 text.

Packed § 1607 regulates Vermont-operated systems, VIC historical disclosure, and DPS storage. Out-of-state vendor networks are not named in the retrieved section.

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Sources in this pack

What was checked

  1. 2026-09-01

    https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/015/01607

    Primary: § 1607 (effective 1 July 2025) retrieved — certification, active/historical access, 18-month retention, DPS storage, annual report.

  2. 2026-09-01

    https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/015/01608 and /fullchapter/23/015

    Official pages 503. Packed 2025 Justia compilation of § 1608 as secondary (90-day preservation extensions).

  3. 2026-09-01

    https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/19/011/01111

    Primary: Section 1111 permit for any use of highway ROW.

  4. 2026-09-01

    https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/permitting

    Primary: VTrans names State Highway Access and Work Permit (19 VSA 1111). No ALPR permit type.

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