Vermont § 7312 - Penalty; failure to obey summons
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 7312 — Penalty; failure to obey summons, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7312. Penalty; failure to obey summons
- A person legally summoned as a witness before the Board on behalf of the State, or
summoned by other parties with a tender of his or her fees, which shall be the same
as those allowed witnesses in a Criminal Division of the Superior Court, who willfully
and wrongfully refuses to attend or testify shall be imprisoned not more than six
months or fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00, or both. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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