Vermont § 404 - Returned payments; penalty

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§ 404. Returned payments; penalty

  • (a) Agencies and departments of State government may assess a penalty of $20.00 against
    the issuer for each payment for amounts due in the form of a check, draft, electronic
    payment, or other acceptable forms of payment that have been dishonored for lack of
    funds or credit to pay the same. (b) Such penalty collected shall be credited to a special fund established and managed
    pursuant to chapter 7, subchapter 5 of this title, or to another budgeted fund other
    than the General Fund, and shall be available to the agency or department to offset
    the costs of collecting the amount owed. (Added 1983, No. 59, § 12, eff. April 22, 1983; amended 1989, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 31, 1990; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 27, § 5; 1997, No. 59, § 21, eff. June 30, 1997; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 74, § 133.)

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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 404 cover?

Section 404 ("Returned payments; penalty") 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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