Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 3311
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 3311
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Inspector: means an employee or official of the State of Vermont authorized by the Secretary or any employee or official of the federal government or of any other governmental entity of this State, authorized by the Secretary to perform any inspection functions under this chapter under an agreement between the Secretary and the governmental entity. See
- Intrastate commerce: means any commerce within this State. See
- Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit and any officer, agent or employee. 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
§ 3311. Specific offenses; penalties
(a) Any person that gives, pays, or offers, directly or indirectly, any money or other thing of value to any officer or employee of this State authorized to perform any duties prescribed by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, with intent to influence the officer or employee in the discharge of any duty, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. Any officer or employee of this State authorized to perform the duties prescribed by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, who accepts any money, gift, or other thing of value from any persons, given with intent to influence his or her official action, or who shall receive or accept from any person engaged in intrastate commerce any gift, money, or other thing of value given with any purpose or intent whatsoever, shall be subject to the penalties provided in 13 V.S.A. § 1102.
(b) Any person that forcibly assaults, resists, or intimidates any inspector, or other person, engaged in the performance of his or her official duties under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in 13 V.S.A. § 1023. Any person who impedes, interferes, or hinders any inspector, or other person, engaged in the performance of his or her official duties under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in 13 V.S.A. § 3001. Whoever in the commission of these acts uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, or who purposely or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to an inspector, or other person, engaged in the performance of his or her official duties under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in 13 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 53. Any person engaged in official duties under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter shall be considered a law enforcement officer for purposes of determining a penalty under 13 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 53. (Added 1985, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 2, 1986; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 139, eff. July 1, 2022.)