Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 2022: Bad checks A person who issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee, shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. The court shall order restitution in the amount of the check
What this law says, in plain English
A person who knowingly issues or passes a check that will not be honored may be imprisoned up to one year, fined up to $1,000, or both. The court must order restitution of the check amount plus service charges.
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