§ 34 - Refusal to show books; false oath; penalties - Vermont Statutes

§ 34. Refusal to show books; false oath; penalties

A person, company or corporation subject to the supervision of the board or the agency, who refuses the board or the agency access to its books, accounts or papers so far as may be necessary under the provisions of this chapter, or who fails or refuses to furnish any returns, reports or information lawfully required by it, or who willfully hinders, delays or obstructs it in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it, or who fails within a reasonable time to obey a final order or decree of the board, shall be fined not more than $5,000.00. An individual who knowingly, under oath, makes a false return or statement or gives false information to the board or the agency, or who knowingly testifies falsely in any material matter before either of them, shall be deemed to have committed perjury and shall be punished accordingly. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)