Go to Previous Versions of this Section
  1. 2025 Vermont Stat. (here)
  2. 2024 Vermont Stat.
  3. 2023 Vermont Stat.
  4. View All Versions

2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 9 - City of Rutland
App § 5.3. Violation of ordinances

Universal Citation:
24A VT Stats § 5.3
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Previous Next

§ 5.3. Violation of ordinances

(a) The Board of Aldermen may provide penalties for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. In no case shall the penalty exceed the maximum penalty allowed under 24 V.S.A. § 1974.

(b) In any prosecution for a nuisance arising under this charter or under any ordinance that results in a conviction, the court may order the nuisance complained of to be removed or abated. The expense of removing or abating the nuisance shall be imposed on the offender.

(c) A person violating any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw of the City shall be liable in damages to the City or to the person who shall sustain damage as the direct result of said violation. Damages may be recovered in an action declaring upon such ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. (Amended 2025, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 5, 2025.)

Previous Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Vermont may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.