Vermont § 4555 - Answers to uniform fish and wildlife informations

§ 4555. Answers to uniform fish and wildlife informations

• (a) A person who is charged with committing a violation of this part may waive appearance
  and trial with the consent of the prosecuting attorney and plead guilty or nolo contendere
  by a signed statement. The person shall submit a fine in an amount as established
  under subsection (b) of this section with the signed statement. The court shall accept
  the signed statement accompanied by the fine assessed as a plea of guilty or nolo
  contendere as indicated on the signed statement and shall proceed accordingly. (b) Three Criminal Division of the Superior Court judges appointed by the Court Administrator
  shall establish schedules, within the limits prescribed by law, of the amount of fines
  to be imposed. The fines shall be paid to, receipted by, and accounted for by the
  clerk in the same manner as other fines. A game warden or law enforcement officer
  who issues an information shall advise the defendant of the schedule of fines and
  show him or her a copy of that schedule. (c) If a defendant fails to answer or appear as directed on the uniform fish and wildlife
  information or by the Criminal Division of the Superior Court judge or fails to pay
  the fine after judgment, the Commissioner shall suspend the hunting, fishing, and
  trapping license or the privilege of the defendant to take wild animals in this State
  until the defendant answers, appears, or pays the fine. (Added 1977, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)