Title 13, Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

§ 7179. Fines not dischargeable in bankruptcy A criminal fine owed to the State shall be nondischargeable, to the maximum extent provided under 11 U.S.C. § 523, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and shall not be subject to a statute of limitations. (Added 2001, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), §…

§ 7180. Remedies for failure to pay fines, costs, surcharges, and penalties (a) As used in this section: (1) “Amount due” means all financial assessments, including penalties, fines, surcharges, court costs, and any other assessments imposed by statute as part of a sentence for a…

§ 7251. Municipalities; payment to and liability of (a) Fines, forfeitures, and penalties, imposed by the District or Superior court or by the Judicial Bureau for violation of a village, town, or city ordinance shall be paid to the village, town, or city, respectively, except for…

§ 7252. Fines and penalties payable to State All fines, forfeitures, and penalties received by the District or Superior court or by the Judicial Bureau, except as provided in section 7251 of this title, shall belong and be paid to the State, except for a $12.50 administrative cha…

§ 7253. Payment of costs by State The costs of prosecution for the breach of a penal law or other offense, except as provided in section 7251 of this title, shall be paid out of the treasury of the State.

§ 7254. Unorganized towns and gores Unless otherwise disposed of by law, fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed on a person residing in an unorganized town or gore, shall belong and be paid to the State. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 15, eff. April 23, 1969.)

§ 7255. Exceptions where respondent committed in default of payment When the penalty is wholly or partly by fine payable to the treasurer of a county, town, or village, if the respondent is committed in default of payment, the fine shall be payable to the State, and the costs sha…

§ 7259. Private prosecutors—Liability for and right to costs When a person other than an informing officer, becomes a prosecutor, he or she shall enter his or her name and place of residence at the foot of the complaint, information or indictment, and shall be liable to pay costs…

§ 7260. Recognizance to respondent The prosecutor shall, before a warrant issues for the arrest of the respondent, enter into a recognizance with surety to the respondent, conditioned to prosecute to effect, or, on failure thereof, to pay the costs adjudged to the respondent.

§ 7261. Prosecutor to advance fees The prosecutor shall advance the fees and incur the expenses of prosecution in the same manner as in civil causes, and no treasury shall be liable for the same.

§ 7262. Travel expenses (a) Any person extradited to the State of Vermont on the basis of one or more criminal offenses alleged to have been committed in the State of Vermont against whom all charges are subsequently dismissed, either by the State’s Attorney or the Attorney Gener…

§ 7282. Surcharge (a) In addition to any penalty or fine imposed by the court for a criminal offense or any civil penalty imposed by the Judicial Bureau for a traffic violation, including any violation of a fish and wildlife statute or regulation, violation of a motor vehicle sta…