Vermont § 702 - Imposition of penalties Said Village may impose a fine or forfeiture not exceeding $100.00 for the violation of any bylaw or ordinance
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 702 — Imposition of penalties Said Village may impose a fine or forfeiture not exceeding $100.00 for the violation of any bylaw or ordinance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 702. Imposition of penalties Said Village may impose a fine or forfeiture not exceeding $100.00 for the violation of any bylaw or ordinance
- . Such penalty may be recovered in an action on the case
upon this statute, in the name of this corporation, in which action it shall be sufficient
to declare generally that the defendant is guilty of violation of a certain bylaw,
naming it generally, and under such declaration the special matter may be given in
evidence. But nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent said corporation
from having such other and further relief, as it may be entitled by law to compel
a compliance with the bylaws and ordinances of said Village.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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