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Title 30 : Public Service
Chapter 005 : State Policy; Plans; Jurisdiction and Regulatory Authority of Commission and Department
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL POWERS
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 230)-
§ 230. Special rate or rebate; penalty
Except as provided in section 229 of this subchapter, an officer or employee of a public service company who grants a special rate or rebate or knowingly consents to one shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Commission, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00. In addition, a company granting a special rate or rebate shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, of not more than the larger of $10,000.00 or five times the amount of the benefit or rebate. (Amended 1961, No. 263, § 6, eff. July 31, 1961; 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 380, eff. July 1, 2024.)
