The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 33 : Human Services
Chapter 001 : Department for Children and Families
Subchapter 005 : PROHIBITED PRACTICES; PENALTIES
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 143a)-
§ 143a. Civil remedies
(a) A person who violates subsection 141(c), (d), or (e) of this title with actual knowledge may be subject to a civil suit by the Attorney General for:
(1) restitution of the amount of assistance, benefits, or payments wrongfully obtained;
(2) interest; and
(3) a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the wrongfully obtained assistance, benefits, or payments; or $500.00 per false claim; or $500.00 for each false document submitted in support of a false claim, whichever is greatest.
(b) The remedies provided in this section shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(c) The right to a jury trial shall attach to actions under this section. (Added 2003, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
