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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 11603

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. 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

§ 11603. Criminal penalties

(a) It shall be a criminal offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, for any person to violate any existing order of the Commissioner or, after receipt of a removal order, or an order assessing a penalty, to perform any duty or exercise any power of or on behalf of any financial institution until the penalty has been satisfied, or otherwise satisfactorily resolved between the parties, or the removal or penalty order is vacated by the Commissioner or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) It shall be a criminal offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, for any person to willfully violate any existing order of the Commissioner or, after receipt of a removal order, or an order assessing a penalty, to willfully perform any duty or exercise any power of or on behalf of any financial institution until the penalty has been satisfied, or otherwise satisfactorily resolved between the parties, or the removal or penalty order is vacated by the Commissioner or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) An executive officer, director, or holder of a principal equity interest of a financial institution subject to the laws of this State under this title who, in violation of a standard established by section 14110 of this title, willfully misapplies any of the monies, funds, or credits of such financial institution, or any of the monies, funds, assets, or securities entrusted to the care or custody of such financial institution, or to the care or custody of such executive officer, director, or holder of a principal equity interest, shall be fined not more than $100,000.00 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)