Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4004 (2026)

Errors in documentation

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(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4004)

§ 4004. Errors in documentation

If an invoice is filled out incorrectly, or incompletely, or if there is any defect or impropriety in an invoice submitted, the receiving owner, contractor, or subcontractor shall contact the invoicing contractor or subcontractor in writing within ten working days of receiving the invoice. Otherwise, documentary errors shall be deemed waived. If an error on the invoice is corrected by the invoicing contractor or subcontractor, the date on which the corrected invoice is delivered shall be deemed the end of the billing period for the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1991, 74, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2018 · leading case: Donald L. Sweet, Jr. & Preston L. Sweet v. Roy A. St. Pierre & Catherine St. Pierre d/b/a Woodlands Farms, 201 A.3d 978 (Vt. 2018).

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Donald L. Sweet, Jr. & Preston L. Sweet v. Roy A. St. Pierre & Catherine St. Pierre d/b/a Woodlands Farms, 201 A.3d 978 (Vt. 2018). “§ 4002(b) ; (2) by failing to timely dispute the invoices, defendants waived any objection to paying them an hourly wage under 9 V.S.A. § 4004 ; and (3) defendants were not entitled to withhold payment because they failed to establish a good faith counterclaim under 9 V.”

Heindel & Noyes, Inc. v. Tilly (Vt. Super. Ct. 2011). “H&N asserts that Tilly is not entitled to rely upon that good faith dispute because he did not contest the accuracy of the underlying invoices in writing within ten days of receipt as required by 9 V.S.A. § 4004. Tilly contends that he made an oral protest to H&N concerning the…”

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