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: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 11, § 20)
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§ 20. Ordinances; enforcement
(a) The violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw adopted by the City, including
zoning and subdivision bylaws adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, as the same
may be amended from time to time, may be prosecuted as a civil action in the Vermont
Superior Court, Vermont Environmental Court, or other appropriate forum.
(b) All penalties collected for the violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw shall
be paid over to the City except for any surcharge allowed by law to be retained by
the court.
(c) A Superior Court or Environmental Court judge shall have the jurisdiction to enjoin
the violation of an ordinance or rule, but the election of the City to proceed under
this subsection shall not prevent its proceeding under subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. May 20, 2010.)