Vermont § 418 - § 3—418.

§ 418. § 3—418.

• Payment or acceptance by mistake (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if the drawee of a draft pays
  or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief that (i) payment
  of the draft had not been stopped pursuant to section 4—403 of this title or (ii) the signature of the drawer of the draft was authorized, the drawee may recover
  the amount of the draft from the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made
  or, in the case of acceptance, may revoke the acceptance. Rights of the drawee under
  this subsection are not affected by failure of the drawee to exercise ordinary care
  in paying or accepting the draft. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if an instrument has been paid
  or accepted by mistake and the case is not covered by subsection (a) of this section,
  the person paying or accepting may, to the extent permitted by the law governing mistake
  and restitution, (i) recover the payment from the person to whom or for whose benefit
  payment was made or (ii) in the case of acceptance, may revoke the acceptance. (c) The remedies provided by subsection (a) or (b) of this section may not be asserted
  against a person who took the instrument in good faith and for value or who in good
  faith changed position in reliance on the payment or acceptance. This subsection does
  not limit remedies provided by section 3—417 or 4—407 of this title. (d) Notwithstanding section 4—215 of this title, if an instrument is paid or accepted by mistake and the payor or acceptor recovers
  payment or revokes acceptance under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the instrument
  is deemed not to have been paid or accepted and is treated as dishonored, and the
  person from whom payment is recovered has rights as a person entitled to enforce the
  dishonored instrument. (Added 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.)