Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2001 (2026)
False personation
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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2001)
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§ 2001. False personation
A person who falsely personates or represents another, and in such assumed character receives money or other property intended to be delivered to the party so personated, with intent to convert the same to the person’s own use, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2005, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1981–2010 · leading case: State v. Pellerin, 2010 VT 26, 996 A.2d 204.
State v. Pellerin, 2010 VT 26, 996 A.2d 204. “13 V.S.A. § 2001. Felony lewd and lascivious conduct on its *206 own carries a maximum sentence of five years.”
State v. Colby, 431 A.2d 462 (Vt. 1981). “Absent such testimony the State could have, charged defendant with a crime, such as false personation under 13 V.S.A. § 2001, which does not require *480 these elements.”
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