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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7172 (2026)
Liability of person fined; security; imprisonment
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Subchapter 001 : COLLECTION OF FINES, COSTS, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7172)-
§ 7172. Liability of person fined; security; imprisonment
(a) A person fined for the breach of a penal law or other offense shall pay such fine or give sufficient security for the same, or shall be imprisoned by order of the court before which the trial is had, as provided in such case, or be liable to have his or her estate sold therefor.
(b) Cost of prosecution shall not be taxed against a respondent in any criminal cause. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 5, eff. April 23, 1969.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2010 · leading case: State v. Bohannon, 2010 VT 22, 996 A.2d 196.
State v. Bohannon, 2010 VT 22, 996 A.2d 196. “Second, this discussionand indeed most of the discussion in Lewis focuses on whether extradition in that case amounted to a "cost of prosecution" under 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), not on whether escape in and of itself is a "crime" under § 7043(a) (it clearly is).”
State v. Forant, 719 A.2d 399 (Vt. 1998). “Defendant argues first that the expenses his wife incurred in preparation for and participation in trial are costs of prosecution that are not taxable against him under 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), and therefore may not be ordered as restitution.”
State v. Lewis, 711 A.2d 669 (Vt. 1998). “At issue are two Vermont statutes: 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), stating that the “[c]ost of prosecution shall not be taxed against a respondent in any criminal cause,” and 13 V.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7172(b): 3 cases
State v. Bohannon, 2010 VT 22, 996 A.2d 196. “Second, this discussionand indeed most of the discussion in Lewis focuses on whether extradition in that case amounted to a "cost of prosecution" under 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), not on whether escape in and of itself is a "crime" under § 7043(a) (it clearly is).”
State v. Forant, 719 A.2d 399 (Vt. 1998). “Defendant argues first that the expenses his wife incurred in preparation for and participation in trial are costs of prosecution that are not taxable against him under 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), and therefore may not be ordered as restitution.”
State v. Lewis, 711 A.2d 669 (Vt. 1998). “At issue are two Vermont statutes: 13 V.S.A. § 7172(b), stating that the “[c]ost of prosecution shall not be taxed against a respondent in any criminal cause,” and 13 V.”
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