Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 6645: Penalties If the witness, who is summoned as provided in section 6643 of this title, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person the sum of 10 cents a mile for each mile and $10.00 for each day that he or she is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause
What this law says, in plain English
A witness who is paid travel and daily fees but fails without good cause to attend and testify as summoned may be imprisoned up to two years or fined up to $1,000, or both.
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