Vermont § 2018 - Fraudulent use of slugs and tokens

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2018 — Fraudulent use of slugs and tokens, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2018. Fraudulent use of slugs and tokens

  • A person who operates or causes to be operated, or attempts to operate or to cause
    to be operated, any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone,
    or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection
    with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property, transportation, or other service, by
    means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, or sweated coin or by any
    means, method, trick, or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee,
    or licensee of such machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or receptacle; or one
    who takes, obtains, or receives from or in connection with any automatic vending machine,
    slot machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive
    lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of
    property or service, any goods, wares, merchandise, transportation, gas, electric
    current, article of value, or the use or enjoyment of any transportation or any telephone
    or telegraph facilities or service, or of any musical instrument, phonograph, or other
    property, without depositing in and surrendering to such machine, turnstile, coin-box
    telephone, or other receptacle lawful coin to the amount required therefor by the
    owner, lessee, or licensee of such machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or receptacle,
    shall be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or
    both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 2018 ("Fraudulent use of slugs and tokens") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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