Vermont § 144 - Statutory construction
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 144 — Statutory construction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144. Statutory construction
- (a) Section 143 of this title shall not preclude prosecution under 13 V.S.A. § 1801, 1802, or 2002 when the alleged violation involves forging an economic assistance check or where
duplicate economic assistance checks have been wrongfully negotiated during any one
welfare period. (b) Section 143 of this title shall not preclude prosecution under any other title or sections of this title when
the alleged violation is under subsection 141(c) or (d) of this title. (Added 1977, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2021, No. 20, § 276.)
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