{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4099","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9 V.S.A. § 4099","heading":"Civil actions for violations","body":"Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, any consumer who is injured by a violation of this chapter, or any party to a franchise who is so injured in his or her business or property by a violation of this chapter relating to that franchise, or any person so injured because he or she refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement that if consummated, would be in violation of this chapter, may bring a civil action in a court having jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, and to recover the actual damages sustained by him or her together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee. An action, filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, that gives rise or could give rise to a claim or defense under this chapter must be stayed if, within 60 days after the date of filing of the complaint or service of process, whichever is later, a party to the action files a complaint with the Board asserting the claims or defenses under this chapter.","path":["Title 9: Commerce and Trade","Chapter 108: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Franchising"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/108/04099","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:39:21Z","sha256":"6cf201958687902b808a1d83ad856b00672f6e2ca4fe76f99ba7f93c61c0eac9","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4098","next":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}