Vermont: Do you need a front license plate?
Vermont requires a front and a rear plate when the state issues two plates, as it does for ordinary cars.
Vermont law lets the DMV commissioner issue either one or two plates. When two are issued, one goes on the front and one on the rear. When one is issued, it goes on the rear. Ordinary passenger cars receive two plates, so both must be displayed.
What the law says
A motor vehicle operated on any highway shall have displayed in a conspicuous place either one or two number plates as the Commissioner may require. The number plates shall be furnished by the Commissioner and shall show the number assigned to the vehicle by the Commissioner. If only one number plate is furnished, the plate shall be securely attached to the rear of the vehicle. If two are furnished, one shall be securely attached to the rear and one to the front of the vehicle.
Sources
- 23 V.S.A. § 511(a)(1) Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- Vermont DMV, License Plates Official · dmv.vermont.gov
- Vermont DMV, Fees Official · dmv.vermont.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
- Phone
- 802-828-2000
- Website
- dmv.vermont.gov
How bordering states compare
- Massachusetts Front and rear platesMassachusetts requires passenger cars to display plates on both the front and the rear.
- New Hampshire Front and rear platesNew Hampshire requires passenger cars issued two plates to mount one on the front and one on the rear.
- New York Front and rear platesNew York requires license plates on both the front and rear of a passenger car.