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. § 4099)
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§ 4099. Civil actions for violations
Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise
or the terms or provisions of any waiver, any consumer who is injured by a violation
of this chapter, or any party to a franchise who is so injured in his or her business
or property by a violation of this chapter relating to that franchise, or any person
so injured because he or she refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement that
if consummated, would be in violation of this chapter, may bring a civil action in
a court having jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, and to recover the actual
damages sustained by him or her together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable
attorney’s fee. An action, filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, that gives
rise or could give rise to a claim or defense under this chapter must be stayed if,
within 60 days after the date of filing of the complaint or service of process, whichever
is later, a party to the action files a complaint with the Board asserting the claims
or defenses under this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 14, 1982; amended 2009, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 1, 2009.)