Vermont § 111 - Protection of library property; penalties

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 111 — Protection of library property; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 111. Protection of library property; penalties

  • (a) A library may recover in a civil action damages for detained or damaged library property,
    together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. (b) A person who willfully damages, defaces, or removes without authorization any recording,
    book, or object available for public use or loan from a library or repository of public
    records or documents or who detains any library property for more than 30 days after
    a written notice to return the property has been mailed shall be fined not more than
    $ 500.00 for each offense. Each piece of library property shall be a single offense. (Added 1989, No. 28, § 8.)

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

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Section 111 ("Protection of library property; penalties") 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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