The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4079)
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§ 4079. Remedies
(a) A person damaged as a result of a violation of this chapter may bring an action against
the violator in a Vermont court of competent jurisdiction for damages, together with
the actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney’s fees, injunctive relief
against unlawful termination or substantial change of competitive circumstances, and
such other relief as the court deems appropriate.
(b) A provision in a dealer agreement that purports to deny access to the procedures,
forums, or remedies provided by the laws of this State is void and unenforceable.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a dealer agreement may include a provision
for binding arbitration of disputes. Any arbitration shall be consistent with the
provisions of this chapter and 12 V.S.A. chapter 192, and the place of any arbitration
shall be in the county in which the dealer’s principal place of business is maintained
in this State. (Added 1993, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 4, 1994; amended 2001, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 2, 2002; 2015, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)