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. § 4175)
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§ 4175. Fees and costs
There shall be no filing fee or costs assessed against the consumer for using the
Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board or the manufacturer’s dispute settlement mechanism.
In the event an authorized franchise dealer or any of its employees, including technicians
or service personnel, are called upon to testify or produce documents, repair orders,
or other materials in any arbitration held before the Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration
Board or the manufacturer’s dispute settlement mechanism, the person who requests
the participation of the authorized franchise dealer or requests the production of
documents must make arrangements in advance to reasonably compensate the dealer for
the actual expense involved. Where a conflict arises as to actual expenses, the Board
shall make that determination. In the event the consumer prevails, these costs shall
be reimbursed to the consumer by the manufacturer. (Added 1983, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1999, No. 18, § 31, eff. May 13, 1999.)