Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 3871

  • pawnbroker: as used in this chapter includes any person, partnership, or corporation, loaning money on deposit or pledge of personal property, other than securities or written evidences of indebtedness; or doing business as furniture storage warehousepersons, and loaning and advancing money upon goods, wares, or merchandise pledged or deposited as collateral security. See

§ 3871. Penalties

(a) A licensee who violates a provision of sections 3863-3864 or 3866-3870 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00 for each offense.

(b) A pawnbroker or precious metal dealer who violates a provision of section 3865 or 3872 of this chapter:

(1) may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for a first violation; and

(2) shall be fined not more than $25,000.00 for a second or subsequent violation. (Amended 2013, No. 75, § 22a, eff. June 5, 2013.)