Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2535 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : EMBEZZLEMENT

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2535)

§ 2535. Guardian

A guardian who embezzles or fraudulently converts to his or her own use, money, obligations, securities, or other effects or property belonging to the person under guardianship or the estate of the person under guardianship, shall be guilty of larceny and shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2019, No. 77, § 14, eff. June 19, 2019.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: State v. Stewart, 438 A.2d 671 (Vt. 1981).

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State v. Stewart, 438 A.2d 671 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 19× “In docket number 156-81, Robert Stewart was charged by information on July 1, 1980, with four counts of embezzlement by a guardian from his ward in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2535. In docket number 157-81, Irene Stewart was charged on July 8, 1980, with three different counts of…”

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