The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 23 : Motor Vehicles
Chapter 017 : General Offenses and Jurisdiction
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1704a)-
§ 1704a. Alteration of odometers
(a) No person shall:
(1) sell, attempt to sell, or cause to be sold any motor vehicle, highway building appliance, motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile if the odometer, hubometer reading, or clock meter reading has been changed, tampered with, or defaced without first disclosing that information to the buyer;
(2) change, tamper with, or deface, or attempt to change, tamper with, or deface any odometer, hubometer, or clock meter in a motor vehicle, highway building appliance, motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile; or
(3) willfully misrepresent the odometer, hubometer, or clock meter reading on the odometer disclosure statement or similar statement, title, or bill of sale.
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 for a first offense and fined not more than $2,500.00 for each subsequent offense. (Added 1969, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1983, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; 1997, No. 59, § 77, eff. June 30, 1997; 2001, No. 69, § 3; 2025, No. 66, § 27, eff. July 1, 2025.)
