Vt. Stat. tit. 24 § 1974

Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 1974 - Enforcement of criminal ordinances
(a)
(1) The violation of a criminal ordinance or rule adopted by a municipality under this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.
(2) The criminal ordinance or rule may provide for a fine or imprisonment, but no fine shall exceed $800.00, nor may any term of imprisonment exceed one year.
(3) Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The presiding judge of the Superior Court, on application of the legislative body of a municipality, shall have jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of an ordinance or rule but the election of a municipality to proceed under this subsection shall not prevent prosecutions under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Prosecutions of criminal ordinances shall be brought before the Superior Court pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 32.
(d) Prosecutions of criminal ordinances may be brought on behalf of the municipality by the municipal attorney or other person designated by the legislative body of the municipality.

24 V.S.A. § 1974

Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. 3/2/1970; amended 1993, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.) , § 3, eff. 11/1/1994; 2009 , No. 154 (Adj. Sess.) , § 182; 2017 , No. 74, § 95; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.) , § 14.