Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 34

  • Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
  • Board: means the Transportation Board. See
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative. See

§ 34. Refusal to show books; false oath; penalties

A person, company, or corporation subject to the supervision of the Board or the Agency who refuses the Board or the Agency access to its books, accounts, or papers so far as may be necessary under the provisions of this chapter, or who fails or refuses to furnish any returns, reports, or information lawfully required by it, or who willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs it in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it, or who fails within a reasonable time to obey a final order or decree of the Board, shall be fined not more than $5,000.00. An individual who knowingly, under oath, makes a false return or statement or gives false information to the Board or the Agency, or who knowingly testifies falsely in any material matter before either of them, shall be deemed to have committed perjury and shall be punished accordingly. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)