Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 2706
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 2706
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- gift certificate: includes a record that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic strip, or other means for the storage of information that is prefunded and for which the value is decremented upon each use; a gift card; an electronic gift card; a prepaid access card or certificate; a store card; or a similar record or card. See
- 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
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- 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
§ 2706. Penalty
(a) The Commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000.00 per violation upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any applicable rule, or any order issued by the Commissioner, plus the State‘s costs and expenses for the investigation and prosecution of the matter, including attorney’s fees.
(b) The Commissioner may order any person to make restitution to any person as a result of a violation of this chapter.
(c) Any gift certificate that contains any provision in violation of this chapter is contrary to public policy, and such provision is void and unenforceable against the holder of the gift certificate.
(d) The powers vested in the Commissioner by this chapter shall be in addition to any other powers of the Commissioner to enforce any penalties, fines, or forfeitures authorized by law.
(e) The powers vested in the Commissioner by this chapter shall be in addition to any other powers or rights of consumers or the Attorney General or others under any other applicable law or rule, including without limitation the Vermont Consumer Protection Act and any applicable rules issued in connection therewith. (Added 2005, No. 39, § 1; amended 2011, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 8, 2012; 2011, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1b, eff. May 18, 2012.)