Title 13, Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

§ 2022. Bad checks A person who issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee, shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. The court shall order restitution…

§ 2023. Simulating objects of antiquity or rarity A person who, with the purpose of defrauding anyone or with the knowledge that he or she is facilitating a fraud to be perpetrated by anyone, makes or alters any object so that it appears to have value because of antiquity, rarity…

§ 2024. Workers’ compensation fraud; criminal penalties Any person, including an employee, employer, medical case manager, health care provider, vocational rehabilitation provider, or workers’ compensation insurance carrier, who knowingly and with intent to defraud makes a false …

§ 2025. Employers without workers’ compensation insurance; criminal sanction Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of 21 V.S.A. § 687 shall be fined not more than $2,500.00 or imprisoned for up to one year, or both. For the purposes of this section, the term employ…

§ 2026. Installation of object in lieu of air bag (a) No person shall knowingly: (1) manufacture, import, distribute, offer for sale, sell, lease, transfer, install, reinstall, cause to be installed, or cause to be reinstalled a counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint syste…

§ 2027. Sale or trade of motor vehicle with an inoperable air bag (a) Any person selling or trading a motor vehicle who has actual knowledge that the motor vehicle’s air bag is inoperable shall notify the buyer or the person acquiring the trade, in writing, that the air bag is in…

§ 2028. Fraudulent violations of joint fiduciary accounts (a) No person shall intentionally violate 8 V.S.A. § 14212(b) or (e) while acting as a fiduciary on a joint fiduciary account. (b) A person who violates this section, or misappropriates funds of $500.00 or less in violatio…

§ 2029. Home improvement and land improvement fraud (a) As used in this section: (1) “Home improvement” means the fixing, replacing, remodeling, removing, renovation, alteration, conversion, improvement, demolition, or rehabilitation of or addition to any building, or any portion…

§ 2030. Identity theft (a) No person shall obtain, produce, possess, use, sell, give, or transfer personal identifying information belonging or pertaining to another person with intent to use the information to commit a misdemeanor or a felony. (b) No person shall knowingly or re…

§ 2031. Insurance fraud (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Conceal” means to take affirmative action intended to prevent others from discovering information. Mere failure to disclose information does not constitute concealment. (2) “Insurance policy” has the same mean…

§ 2032. Sales suppression devices (a) As used in this section: (1) “Automated sales suppression device,” also known as a “zapper,” means a software program, carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc, accessed through an Internet link, or accessed through any other means…

§ 2051. Issue of bill of lading for goods not received An officer, agent, or servant or a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill of lading, knowing that all or any part of the goods for which the bill of lading is issued, has not been received by s…

§ 2052. Issue of bill of lading containing false statement An officer, agent, or servant of a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill of lading for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fin…

§ 2053. Issue of duplicate bills of lading not so marked An officer, agent, or servant of a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill of lading for goods in violation of 9A V.S.A. § 7—402, knowing that a former negot…

§ 2054. Negotiation of bill of lading for goods subject to security interest A person who ships goods to which he or she has not title or in which there is a security interest and who takes for such goods a negotiable bill of lading which he or she afterwards negotiates for value…

§ 2055. Negotiation of bill of lading when goods are not in carrier’s possession A person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill of lading knowing that any or all of the goods that by the terms of the bill of lading appear to have been received for …

§ 2056. Inducing carrier to issue bill of lading when goods have not been received A person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue by a carrier of a bill of lading, knowing that at the time of issue, any or all of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for …

§ 2057. Issue of nonnegotiable bill of lading not so marked A person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a nonnegotiable bill of lading without the words “not negotiable” placed plainly upon the face thereof, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fine…

§ 2061. Issue of warehouse receipt for goods not received A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a warehouse receipt knowing that the goods for which the warehouse receipt is issued, have not been actually received by the…

§ 2062. Issue of warehouse receipt containing false statement A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a warehouse receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be imprison…

§ 2063. Issue of duplicate warehouse receipts not so marked A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable warehouse receipt for t…

§ 2064. Issue for warehouseman’s goods of warehouse receipts that do not state his or her ownership Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he or she is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, the warehouseman, or any of his or he…

§ 2065. Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable warehouse receipt A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who delivers goods out of the possession of the warehouseman, knowing that a negotiable warehouse receipt, the negotiation of which would …

§ 2066. Negotiation of warehouse receipt for goods subject to a security interest A person who deposits goods to which he or she has not title or in which there is a security interest, and who takes for the goods a negotiable warehouse receipt which he or she afterwards negotiate…

§ 2071. Penalty for failure to discharge security agreement When the condition of a security agreement has been fulfilled, within 30 days thereafter, the secured party shall cause the security agreement to be discharged of record. A person who neglects or refuses so to do shall b…

§ 2072. Removal of collateral from the State No person may, with intent to defraud or to deprive a secured party or debtor of his or her legal rights or remedies, remove collateral from the State, or conceal or aid in concealing it. (Added 1966, No. 29 (Sp. Sess.), § 20.)

§ 2073. Sale of collateral A debtor shall not sell, pledge, or exchange collateral without the consent of the secured party in writing recorded in the office where the security agreement is recorded or upon the back of the security agreement, and, in either case, on the margin of…

§ 2074. Prior security interest to be set forth in subsequent security agreement A debtor shall not execute a second or subsequent security agreement covering collateral that is the subject of a previously existing security agreement made by the debtor unless the existence of the…

§ 2075. Penalties A person who violates section 2072, 2073, or 2074 of this title shall be fined not more than double the value of the collateral so wrongfully removed from the State, sold, concealed, pledged, mortgaged, or exchanged, and half the fine shall be paid to the party …

§ 2076. Statutory construction Statutes using the words “pledge,” “mortgage,” “conditional sale,” “lien,” “assignment,” and like terms in referring to a security interest in personal property shall also apply to a corresponding type of security interest under 9A V.S.A. §§ 1—101 e…

§ 2101. Setting up, promoting, or aiding Except as provided in section 2143 of this title, a person who sets up or promotes a lottery for money or other property, or disposes of money or property by a lottery, and a person aiding or concerned in so doing, or who knowingly allows …

§ 2102. Disposing of property by way of chance Except as provided in section 2143 of this title, a person who sells or disposes of property by way of chance or, as an inducement to the sale of property, gives the purchaser or any other person other property to be drawn by way of …

§ 2102a. Affirmative defense It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge under section 2101 or 2102 of this title that the person charged complied with the provisions of section 2143 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

§ 2103. Lottery tickets (a) A person shall not: (1) sell a lottery ticket or an interest therein, or a paper purporting to be a lottery ticket or an interest therein; (2) open or keep an office, shop, or store for the purpose of selling or procuring a lottery ticket or paper or a…

§ 2133. At gaming house A person who plays at cards, dice, tables, or other game for money or other valuable in a common gaming or gambling house that is maintained for lucre and gain, shall be fined not more than $200.00 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.

§ 2134. Keeping gambling instrument A person who has or keeps on premises owned or occupied by him or her implements or other things used in gambling and permits persons resorting to such premises to use such implements or things for the purpose of gambling shall be imprisoned no…

§ 2135. Gambling machines—Sale, lease, or rental (a) A person, corporation, copartnership, or association shall not lease, rent, let on shares, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale: (1) a machine, apparatus, or device, into which may be inserted a piece of money or other obje…

§ 2136. Possession A person shall be punished as provided in section 2139 of this title who has in his or her possession, or under his or her control, or who permits to be placed, maintained, or kept in a place of public resort or in premises occupied by him or her, or under his …

§ 2137. Seizure; hearing A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or police officer shall seize without a warrant any machine or device described in sections 2134 and 2135 of this title, found in a place of public resort. A sheriff or other officer making such a seizure shall forthw…

§ 2138. Destruction If, upon hearing, it is found that such machine was seized in a place of public resort, or was seized in any place by reason of a search warrant lawfully issued, the same shall be ordered destroyed and all money or other contents thereof forfeited to the State…

§ 2139. Penalties An association, copartnership, corporation, or person who violates a provision of sections 2135-2138 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

§ 2141. Winning or losing by gambling A person who wins or loses money or other valuable thing by play or hazard at any game, or by betting on such play or hazard, or sharing in a stake wagered by others on such play or hazard, shall be fined not more than $200.00 nor less than $…

§ 2143. Nonprofit organizations (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a nonprofit organization, as defined in 31 V.S.A. § 1201(5), may organize and execute, and an individual may participate in lotteries, raffles, or other games of chance for the purpose of raising …

§ 2143a. Political parties Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a political party, organized under 17 V.S.A. chapter 45, may organize and execute, and an individual may participate in, raffles, the proceeds of which are to be used in undertakings consistent with the pu…

§ 2143b. Contests and sweepstakes Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person may organize, execute, or participate in a contest or game of chance, including a sweepstakes, provided that persons who enter the contest or game of chance are not required to venture mone…

§ 2151. Bookmaking; pool selling; off-track wagers (a) A person shall not: (1) engage in bookmaking or pool selling, except deer pools or other pools in which all of the monies paid by the participants, as an entry fee or otherwise, are paid out to either the winning participants…