2005 Vermont Code - § 2643. — Inspections; penalties

§ 2643. Inspections; penalties

(a) The secretary shall, from time to time, test the accuracy and use of laser scanning and other computer assisted check-out systems in stores. The secretary shall compare the programmed computer price with the item price of any consumer commodity offered by a store. The store shall provide access to the computer as is necessary to allow the secretary to conduct the accuracy test.

(b) If, upon review, the programmed price of a commodity exceeds the price printed on or the advertised price of the commodity, the store may be subject to the following administrative penalties: $15.00 per violation identified in more than two percent but less than four percent of the commodities reviewed, rounded to the nearest whole number, $20.00 per violation in the next two percent reviewed, $50.00 per violation in the next two percent and $100.00 for each additional violation. In no event, however, shall the total amount of penalty for the review exceed $1,000.00.

(c) If a subsequent review within twelve months reveals further violations, the total amount of penalty due may be multiplied by the number of violations discovered. (Added 1989, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; amended 1991, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)