Vermont § 1704a - Alteration of odometers
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1704a — Alteration of odometers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1704a. Alteration of odometers
- (a) No person shall: (1) sell, attempt to sell, or cause to be sold any motor vehicle, highway building appliance,
motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile if the odometer, hubometer reading,
or clock meter reading has been changed, tampered with, or defaced without first disclosing
that information to the buyer; (2) change, tamper with, or deface, or attempt to change, tamper with, or deface any odometer,
hubometer, or clock meter in a motor vehicle, highway building appliance, motorboat,
all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile; or (3) willfully misrepresent the odometer, hubometer, or clock meter reading on the odometer
disclosure statement or similar statement, title, or bill of sale. (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than
$1,000.00 for a first offense and fined not more than $2,500.00 for each subsequent
offense. (Added 1969, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1983, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; 1997, No. 59, § 77, eff. June 30, 1997; 2001, No. 69, § 3; 2025, No. 66, § 27, eff. July 1, 2025.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1704a ("Alteration of odometers") 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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