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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1081 (2026)

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Subchapter 008 : SPEED RESTRICTIONS

(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1081)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1977–2016 · leading case: Rotman v. Progressive Ins., 955 F. Supp. 2d 272 (D. Vt. 2013).
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Rotman v. Progressive Ins., 955 F. Supp. 2d 272 (D. Vt. 2013). · cites it 5× “He concedes that Plaintiff “technically” violated 23 V.S.A. § 1081 4 at the time of the accident by driving off the roadway.”
Morway v. Trombly, 789 A.2d 965 (Vt. 2001). · cites it 2× “2d 70, 71-72 (1990); see also 23 V.S.A. § 1081(a) (no driver shall drive vehicle on highway at speed that is greater than is reasonable or prudent under conditions, having regard for actual and potential hazards then existing).”
State v. Tristan Cameron, 2016 VT 134 (Vt. 2016). “§ 1081(a), defendant was required to operate at a speed that was "reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing" and in a manner to avoid collision with other vehicles on the roadway.”
State v. Yorkey, 657 A.2d 1079 (Vt. 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 2291(4), a general grant of authority to municipalities which provides that “[f]or the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare and convenience,” a town or city shall have the power to regulate the speed of vehicles subject to what is now 23 V.S.A. § 1081. 23…”
State v. Murray-Miller, 465 A.2d 237 (Vt. 1983). “This is an appeal by defendant from her conviction by the District Court, Orange Circuit, of operating a motor vehicle in excess of the legal speed limit in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1081 (b). We affirm. The sole witness presented by the State was the arresting officer, a trooper…”
State v. Lockerby, 377 A.2d 1388 (Vt. 1977). “The charge was in substantial compliance with 23 V.S.A. § 1081, prohibiting driving on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing.”
Meacham v. Conway, 435 A.2d 961 (Vt. 1981). “c) thereof that the maximum speed limit so established may be altered in accordance with § 1007 (i.e., locally). This would indicate a general legislative intent to bring speed limits legally established by local authorities within the ambit of Title 23, so that their violation…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1081(a) — 3 cases
Morway v. Trombly, 789 A.2d 965 (Vt. 2001). “2d 70, 71-72 (1990); see also 23 V.S.A. § 1081(a) (no driver shall drive vehicle on highway at speed that is greater than is reasonable or prudent under conditions, having regard for actual and potential hazards then existing).”
Rotman v. Progressive Ins., 955 F. Supp. 2d 272 (D. Vt. 2013). “He concedes that Plaintiff “technically” violated 23 V.S.A. § 1081 4 at the time of the accident by driving off the roadway.”
State v. Tristan Cameron, 2016 VT 134 (Vt. 2016). “§ 1081(a), defendant was required to operate at a speed that was "reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing" and in a manner to avoid collision with other vehicles on the roadway.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1081(b) — 1 case
State v. Yorkey, 657 A.2d 1079 (Vt. 1995). “§ 2291(4), a general grant of authority to municipalities which provides that “[f]or the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare and convenience,” a town or city shall have the power to regulate the speed of vehicles subject to what is now 23 V.S.A. § 1081. 23…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1081(d) — 1 case
Rotman v. Progressive Ins., 955 F. Supp. 2d 272 (D. Vt. 2013). “He concedes that Plaintiff “technically” violated 23 V.S.A. § 1081 4 at the time of the accident by driving off the roadway.”
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