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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 1925

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Nonparticipating manufacturer: means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1925. Joint and several liability of importers on nonparticipating manufacturer‘s brand families

Each nonparticipating manufacturer located outside the United States and each importer of any nonparticipating manufacturer’s brand families that are sold in the State shall bear joint and several liability for the deposit of all escrow due and payment of all penalties, costs, and attorney’s fees imposed under this subchapter. The nonparticipating manufacturer, as a condition to being listed on the directory, shall provide a declaration on a form prescribed by the Attorney General from each of its importers of any of its brand families to be sold in the State that the importer accepts joint and several liability for all escrow deposits due pursuant to section 1914 of this title and for all penalties, costs, and attorney’s fees assessed under section 1914 of this title. (Added 2011, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 16, 2012.)