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. § 1809)
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§ 1809. Counterfeiting coin
A person who counterfeits gold or silver coin, current by law or usage in this State,
or utters, passes, or gives in payment such counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing
the same to be false and counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud a person, and
a person who has in his possession false money or coin, counterfeited in the similitude
of gold or silver coin, current as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false and counterfeit,
with intent to utter or pass the same as true, or counsels, advises, or assists in
counterfeiting, uttering, or passing such gold or silver coin, shall be imprisoned
not more than 15 years and fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)