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.
Subchapter
003
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BYLAWS AND ORDINANCES
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 111, § 304)
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§ 304. Fines and prosecution
A fine not exceeding $20.00 and costs of prosecution may be imposed for the breach
of any by-law, rule, or ordinance, or of any section of this charter unless some other
sum is named in the section. In case such fine and costs are not paid, the alternative
sentence shall be confinement in the house of correction as is provided by law in
other criminal cases. Prosecution for offenses under this charter, unless otherwise
specified, shall be commenced within three months after the commission of the offense.
All fines shall be paid to the Town Treasurer and justices shall have jurisdiction
where punishment is by fine not exceeding $20.00.