Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3027

  • Fuel: means clear diesel fuel that has not been dyed in accordance with 26 U. See
  • Motor vehicle: means any self-propelled vehicle using fuel on the public highways and registered or required to be registered for operation thereon. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • User: means any person who uses fuel to propel a motor vehicle, owned or operated by him or her, upon the highways of this State. See

§ 3027. Civil penalty

In addition to any other penalty imposed for violation of this chapter, a civil penalty of $1,000.00 shall be imposed upon a purchaser or user for each instance in which the purchaser or user uses untaxed fuel to propel a motor vehicle upon the highways of the State. (Added 1985, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1999, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 227.)