Vermont Code § 12 V.S.A. § 1623

Penalty for disobeying subpoena
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§ 1623. Penalty for disobeying subpoena
When a person upon whom a subpoena is legally served fails to appear according to
such subpoena, without reasonable excuse, he or she shall forfeit to the party which
issued the subpoena or on whose behalf it was issued a sum set by the court, but not
exceeding $100.00 plus all costs of litigation incurred by that party as a result
of the respondent’s noncompliance, including costs of issuing new subpoenas and incurring
additional expenses for expert witnesses. Such person shall also pay such party all
just damages, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute.

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