Vermont DUI DMV Forms: VL-080, VL-082, and the Hearing Request

The Three Forms That Matter Most After a Vermont DUI

Navigating a first-offense DUI in Vermont involves a stack of paperwork across two separate tracks — the DMV's civil administrative process and the criminal court system. Three forms come up repeatedly, and handling each one correctly (and on time) determines whether you keep your driving privileges or lose them by default.

Form 200-00240: The Notice of Intention to Suspend

This is the form the arresting officer hands you at the time of the DUI stop. It has a formal title — "Notice of Intention to Suspend and/or Disqualify Driver's License" — and it serves a dual purpose.

Front side: It operates as your temporary driving authorization and documents the civil suspension action the DMV intends to take. It lists whether the suspension is based on a BAC test result of 0.08% or higher (90-day suspension) or a chemical test refusal (six-month suspension).

Back side (page 2): This is the hearing request form. It's labeled "Request for Hearing Regarding Intention to Suspend" and it's the single most time-critical document in the entire DUI process.

You have exactly seven calendar days from the date you receive this notice to sign the hearing request on the back and return it to the DMV. If the DMV doesn't receive it within seven days, you permanently waive your right to contest the civil suspension, and your license is automatically suspended on Day 11.

How to file it: Send the signed hearing request via certified mail with return receipt requested to the DMV headquarters in Montpelier, or deliver it in person. Certified mail gives you a postmark proving you met the deadline — regular mail doesn't. If you deliver in person, get a stamped copy as your receipt.

The DMV mailing address for hearing requests is the Driver Control office at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in Montpelier. Call 802-828-2000 to confirm the current address before mailing, since government offices occasionally move within the same building.

Form VL-080: The RDL Application

After serving the mandatory 30-day "hard" suspension (during which you cannot drive at all), you become eligible to apply for a Restricted Driver's License (RDL). The RDL lets you drive non-commercial vehicles equipped with an approved, camera-equipped ignition interlock device.

Form VL-080 is the RDL application itself. Unlike the hearing request, this form isn't handed to you automatically — you have to request it.

How to get it: Call the DMV RDL Unit directly at 802-828-2061. The application process starts by phone, and the RDL Unit will send you the application packet. You cannot walk into a branch office and pick this up; the RDL Unit handles these centrally.

What you need before applying:

• Proof of IDRP enrollment (the Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program — your intake screening must be scheduled or completed)
• A valid SR-22 certificate on file with the DMV (your insurance company files this electronically)
• An ignition interlock device installed in your vehicle by a certified Vermont installer (who files Form VL-082 on your behalf)
• The $125 RDL application fee

Timeline: The earliest you can apply is Day 30 after the civil suspension began. If you plan ahead — scheduling the IDRP intake, arranging SR-22 filing with your insurer, and booking the interlock installation appointment during the 30-day hard suspension — you can have the RDL active on Day 31 with minimal gap in driving privileges.

Form VL-082: The IID Installation Certification

Form VL-082 is the Ignition Interlock Device Installation Certification. This is not a form you fill out yourself — the certified interlock installer completes it after installing the camera-equipped IID in your vehicle and sends it directly to the DMV.

The form confirms that a Vermont-certified device has been properly installed and that the installer has verified the camera equipment is functioning. The DMV uses this certification as one of the prerequisites for issuing the RDL.

Your role: Schedule the installation with an approved vendor, show up for the appointment, and confirm that the installer has filed VL-082 with the DMV. Follow up with the DMV RDL Unit (802-828-2061) after installation to verify they received the certification — a missing or delayed VL-082 filing can hold up your entire RDL application.

The interlock device requires calibration appointments every 30 days. Missing a calibration triggers a 60-day extension of your interlock requirement. The installer schedules these at the time of installation.

Form VG-116: The Driving Record Request

While not specific to the DUI process, Form VG-116 is worth requesting early. It's the DMV's driving record request form, and it costs $17 for a three-year history or $24 for a complete record.

Requesting your driving record in the first few days after arrest serves two purposes: it confirms whether you have any prior administrative actions, out-of-state suspensions, or other holds on your license that could complicate the current case, and it gives your attorney (or you, if proceeding pro se) documentation of your driving history for court proceedings.

Keeping Track of All the Deadlines

The challenge with Vermont's dual-track DUI system isn't that any single form is complicated — it's that the deadlines stack on top of each other and missing one can cascade into worse outcomes. The seven-day hearing request deadline is absolute. The 30-day RDL eligibility date is fixed. The 42-day rule for the final civil hearing decision creates a window that interacts with your criminal court arraignment.

The Vermont First-Offense DUI Guide includes a complete deadline calendar and form-by-form walkthrough that maps every document to its filing window, so nothing falls through the cracks during the most stressful weeks of the process.

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