{"data":{"id":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2046","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"17 V.S.A. § 2046","heading":"Civil actions by attorney general","body":"(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this subchapter has occurred and that the rights of any voter or group of voters have been affected by such violation, the Attorney General may initiate a civil action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court in the county in which the alleged violation has occurred for appropriate relief.\n(b) In such civil action, the court may:\n(1) award such preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this title, as is necessary to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this title;\n(2) assess a civil penalty against the respondent of not more than $5,000.00 for a first violation and of not more than $25,000.00 for any subsequent violation; and\n(3) issue an order requiring reimbursement to the State of Vermont for the reasonable value of its services and its expenses in investigating and prosecuting the action.","path":["Title 17: Elections","Chapter 035: Offenses Against the Purity of Elections","Subchapter 006: Voter Protections"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/035/02046","current_through":"2026 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T10:50:26Z","sha256":"9b6ee9c3b2884038face918a74a59a7f34f9547b3d2e495fe7a306ca1256325c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2045","next":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2051-2057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}