{"data":{"id":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2033","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"17 V.S.A. § 2033","heading":"Penalties","body":"(a) A person that knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00, unless:\n(1) the person commits the violation with the intent to cause violence or bodily harm, in which case the fine shall be not more than $5,000.00;\n(2) the person commits the violation within five years after one or more prior violations under this section, in which case the fine shall be not more than $10,000.00; or\n(3) the person commits the violation with the intent to cause violence or bodily harm and the person commits the violation within five years after one or more prior violations under this section, in which case the fine shall be not more than $15,000.00.\n(b) A candidate whose appearance, speech, conduct, or environment is misrepresented through the use of deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in violation of section 2032 of this title may seek injunctive or other equitable relief prohibiting the publication, communication, or other distribution of such deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media.","path":["Title 17: Elections","Chapter 035: Offenses Against the Purity of Elections","Subchapter 004: Use of Synthetic Media in Elections"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/035/02033","current_through":"2026 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T10:50:26Z","sha256":"b6738eff0d4d1e6fd09d26b7501bb6b8afc951703eee4e1e235ce3142bf98e8c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2032","next":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}