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: 13 V.S.A. § 1465)
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§ 1465. Penalties
(a) Provided that notice was properly served, a person who violates a hate-motivated crime
injunction issued under this chapter shall be imprisoned not more than one year or
fined not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(b) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall
be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the inherent authority of the
courts to enforce their lawful orders through contempt proceedings.
(d) Prosecution under this section shall not bar prosecution for any other crime, including
any crime that may have been committed at the time of the violation of the hate-motivated
crime injunction. (Added 1999, No. 56, § 3.)