§ 570k. Civil penalty; Judicial Bureau; waiver penalty
(a) A person who commits an unlawful act under this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00.
(b) Any law enforcement officer may issue a summons and complaint for an act of hazing, which shall be heard by the Judicial Bureau pursuant to the procedures provided in 4 V.S.A. chapter 29.
(c) The Court Administrator shall appoint a panel of Judicial Bureau hearing officers to establish a waiver penalty for an act of hazing.
(d) Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the right of an educational institution to enforce its own penalties against hazing. (Added 1999, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 80, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 423. Directors, number, election; term
§ 425. Other town school district officers
§ 426. Duties of the town school district treasurer
§ 471. Application of other laws
§ 475. Statistical information
§ 477. Merger of town and incorporated school districts
§ 478. Prudential committee; vacancies
§ 491. Election; notice to clerk
§ 492. Powers, duties, and liabilities; bonds
§ 496. Books and papers to be turned over to successor
§ 512. Payment of monies collected to treasurer
§ 551. Application of laws to school districts
§ 552. Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited
§ 558. Eligibility for election to a school board; employment of school board members
§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes
§ 561. Election of school board members; oath; chair; clerk
§ 563. Powers of school boards; form of vote
§ 563a. Prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse and sexual violence
§ 569. Purple Star Campus designation
§ 570. Harassment, hazing, and bullying prevention policies
§ 570f. Harassment; notice and response
§ 570k. Civil penalty; Judicial Bureau; waiver penalty
§ 570l. Criminal prosecution and civil action
§ 571. Contracts to construct and operate joint schools
§ 572. Joint boards for joint, contract, or consolidated schools