Vermont § 2561 - Penalty for receiving stolen property; venue
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§ 2561. Penalty for receiving stolen property; venue
- (a) A person who is a dealer in property who buys, receives, sells, possesses unless with
the intent to restore to the owner, or aids in the concealment of property, knowing
or believing the property to be stolen, shall be punished the same as for the stealing
of such property. (b) A person who buys, receives, sells, possesses unless with the intent to restore to
the owner, or aids in the concealment of stolen property, knowing the same to be stolen,
shall be punished the same as for the stealing of such property. (c) A buyer, receiver, seller, possessor, or concealer under subsection (a) or (b) of
this section may be prosecuted and punished in the Criminal Division of the Superior
Court in the unit where the person stealing the property might be prosecuted, although
such property is bought, received, or concealed in another county or unit. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1985, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 98.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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