2011 Vermont Code
Title 09 Commerce and Trade
Chapter 63 CONSUMER FRAUD
§ 2480q Penalties

§ 2480q. Penalties

(a) The following penalties shall apply to violations of this subchapter:

(1) Any electronic payment system found to have violated section 2480p of this subchapter shall reimburse all affected merchants for all fines related to the prohibitions described in section 2480p which were collected from affected merchants directly or through any agent, processor or member of the system during the period of time in which the electronic payment system was in violation and shall be liable for a civil penalty of $10,000.00 per fine levied in violation of section 2480p of this subchapter.

(2) Any merchant whose rights under this subchapter have been violated may maintain a civil action for damages or equitable relief as provided for in this section, including attorney's fees, if any.

(3) A violation of section 2480p of this subchapter shall be deemed a violation of chapter 63 of this title, the Consumer Fraud Act. The attorney general has the same authority to conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions as provided under subchapter 1 of chapter 63 of this title.

(b) These penalties shall not apply to entities acting exclusively as agents, processors, or members that are not electronic payment systems. (Added 2009, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), { 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.)