Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7253 (2026)
Payment of costs by State
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Subchapter 003 : TREASURY ENTITLED TO FINES AND COSTS AND LIABLE FOR COSTS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7253)-
§ 7253. Payment of costs by State
The costs of prosecution for the breach of a penal law or other offense, except as provided in section 7251 of this title, shall be paid out of the treasury of the State.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1986–1998 · leading case: State v. Mitchell, 514 A.2d 1047 (Vt. 1986).
State v. Mitchell, 514 A.2d 1047 (Vt. 1986). “Although the trial court was justifiably concerned about the possible waste of taxpayer's money on jury costs if the State's witness failed to appear, the court had no authority, either through legislation or by court rule, to impose costs other than as provided in the statute.…”
State v. Lewis, 711 A.2d 669 (Vt. 1998). “§ 7172(b), stating that the “[c]ost of prosecution shall not be taxed against a respondent in any criminal cause,” and 13 V.S.A. § 7253, stating that “[t]he costs of prosecution for the breach of a penal law or other offense .”
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