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32 V.S.A. § 502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 502. Monies to be paid over without deduction

§ 502. Monies to be paid over without deduction|(a) The gross amount of money received in their official capacities by every administrative department, board, officer, or employee, from whatever source, shall be paid forthwith to the State Treasurer, or deposited according to the direction of the State Treasurer in such bank to the credit of the State Treasurer as the Treasurer shall designate, without any deduction on account of salaries, fees, costs, charges, expenses, claim, or demand of any description whatsoever, unless otherwise provided. Such moneys shall be credited to such funds as are now or may hereafter be designated for the deposit thereof. Money so paid and all moneys belonging to or for the use of the State shall not be expended or applied by any department, board, officer, or employee, except in accordance with the provisions of section 462 of this title.(b) [Deleted.](c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, bank charges directly related to the investment, management, and custodial services for State funds may be applied against any related investment earnings resulting from the investment, management, and custodial services provided by the financial institution. Such charges shall include only those direct fees charged by financial institutions and as expressly approved by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall obtain and retain detailed monthly statements from each respective financial institution of all charges assessed and such reports shall be available for audit by the Auditor of Accounts. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(b); 1983, No. 81, § 2; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 266; 1997, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 65, eff. Feb. 20, 1998; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 60a.)
32 V.S.A. § 503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 503. Payment of monies into Treasury

§ 503. Payment of monies into Treasury|Quarterly and oftener if the Commissioner of Finance and Management so directs, Superior Court clerks and other collectors and receivers of public money, except justices, shall pay all such money collected or held by them into the State Treasury. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8(c), 21(a); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 191.)
32 V.S.A. § 504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 504. Fines paid Superior Court clerk

§ 504. Fines paid Superior Court clerk|Damages and costs received in actions to which the State is a party, and fines and the amount of bonds and recognizances to the State taken in any county, shall be paid to the Superior Court clerk. His or her receipt shall be the only valid discharge thereof and he or she shall pay the same into the State Treasury. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 29, eff. April 23, 1969; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 192.)
32 V.S.A. § 506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 506. Failure of Superior Court clerk to pay over

§ 506. Failure of Superior Court clerk to pay over|If a Superior Court clerk neglects to make a return or pay into the State Treasury any money as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall forthwith notify the State's Attorney, who shall immediately prosecute the clerk and the sureties on his or her official bond. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(c); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess. ), § 5(b); 1987 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. June 13, 1988; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 193.)
32 V.S.A. § 508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 508. Receipts given by State officers

§ 508. Receipts given by State officers|State officers, except Superior Court clerks and superior judges, and every person in the employ of the State under salary or per diem established by statute, receiving money belonging to or for the use of the State, shall give the person paying such money a receipt therefor in such form as shall be prescribed by the State Treasurer. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 154, § 2; 1971, No. 47; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 194.)
32 V.S.A. § 509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 509. Overpayment; refund

§ 509. Overpayment; refund|An officer of the State, a board, or commission receiving money in payment of an obligation due the State, the board, or commission, when an overpayment is made, shall forthwith refund to that person the amount of such overpayment when demand is made; however, there shall be no obligation to refund sums in the amount of one dollar or less. A person who has made such overpayment to the State, board, or commission may recover the amount of the money in a civil action on this statute. A warrant for payment shall issue accordingly. (Added 1959, No. 251, eff. June 10, 1959; amended 1981, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 313, eff. May 6, 1982.)
32 V.S.A. § 509a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 509a. Judiciary overpayment; refund

§ 509a. Judiciary overpayment; refund|Notwithstanding the provisions of section 509 of this title, when a person who owes money to the Judiciary makes an overpayment, the Judiciary shall forthwith refund to that person the amount of such overpayment; however, there shall be no obligation to refund sums in the amount of $10.00 or less. If a person is owed a refund of more than $10.00 and cannot be located by the Judiciary, the refund shall be submitted to the abandoned property procedure. For refunds of $10.00 or less which are not demanded by the person within a year after the payment, the refund shall revert to the State and be deposited into the revenue fund where the original payment was deposited. (Added 2007, No. 51, § 7.)
32 V.S.A. § 510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 510. Appropriation; federal funds; Public Service Department receipts

§ 510. Appropriation; federal funds; Public Service Department receipts|All monies received from the United States government are appropriated to the purposes specified in the Acts of Congress under which those payments are made to the State of Vermont. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts from the United States government, and from the gross revenue tax fund and from the sales of power by the Public Service Department and issue warrants based thereon. Anticipated receipts shall be credited to the proper account when received. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 257.)
32 V.S.A. § 511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 511. Excess receipts

§ 511. Excess receipts|If any receipts including federal receipts exceed the appropriated amounts, the receipts may be allocated and expended on the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Management. If, however, the expenditure of those receipts will establish or increase the scope of the program, which establishment or increase will at any time commit the State to the expenditure of State funds, they may only be expended upon the approval of the General Assembly. Excess federal receipts, whenever possible, shall be utilized to reduce the expenditure of State funds. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall report to the Joint Fiscal Committee quarterly with a cumulative list and explanation of the allocation and expenditure of such excess receipts. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this section. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 261; amended 2009, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.), § 83, eff. Feb. 25, 2010; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 60.)
32 V.S.A. § 541
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 541. Collection of fines and costs

§ 541. Collection of fines and costs|All fines, costs, including costs taxed as state's attorneys' and court fees, bail, and unclaimed fees collected by judges shall be paid into the proper treasury. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 195.)
32 V.S.A. § 542
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 542. Payment to Treasurer

§ 542. Payment to Treasurer|The judge or clerk of each Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall quarterly, on or before the first day of February, May, August, and November, pay into the State Treasury all money in his or her hands belonging to the State. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
32 V.S.A. § 544
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 544. Judge may pay witnesses

§ 544. Judge may pay witnesses|The judge or clerk of each Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall pay from any fines and costs in his or her hands belonging to the State all juror and witness fees payable by the State and shall take the receipts of persons receiving the same. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
32 V.S.A. § 581
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 581. Unclaimed costs to revert to State

§ 581. Unclaimed costs to revert to State|Fees allowed in a bill of costs to a judge which are not demanded by the party to whom such fees are due within six months after such bill is allowed shall revert to the use of the State, and the judge, after the expiration of six months, shall be relieved from all liability to parties to whom the fees were due. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 196.)
32 V.S.A. § 582
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 582. Sale of meals; revolving fund

§ 582. Sale of meals; revolving fund|Superintendents of institutions in the Departments of Corrections and of Mental Health and the Vermont Veterans' Home may sell meals prepared under their food service programs to employees, officials, visitors, and other necessary persons participating in institutional programs. Rates for meals and food issue sold shall be reasonably related to costs. Proceeds from these sales may be deposited to a separate special fund for each institution and may be used for food supplies. (Added 1979, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 151, eff. May 9, 1980; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
32 V.S.A. § 583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 583. Credit card payments

§ 583. Credit card payments|(a) A statewide officer or Secretary of a State agency, Commissioner of a State department, or the Court Administrator may accept payment of taxes, registration fees, license fees, penalties, fines, interest, charges, surcharges, or any other fees or amounts due the State by means of credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, prepaid cards, stored value cards, and direct bank account withdrawals or transfers.(b) The State Treasurer shall negotiate and contract with banks and bank credit card companies or others to provide as a method of payment to State agencies or departments the use of credit card or debit card accounts or direct bank account withdrawals or transfers, and may agree to pay such bank or other company a fee or percentage of the amount collected and remitted to the State. The Court Administrator may so contract for the Judiciary with the approval of the State Treasurer. Notwithstanding section 502 of this title, an agency, a department, or the Judiciary may charge against such collections the percentage or fee imposed.(c) The State Treasurer shall assist each statewide officer, secretary, commissioner, and Court Administrator who elects to accept payments, as authorized by this section, with establishing procedures for accepting those payments.(d) A statewide officer or secretary of a State agency, a commissioner of a State department, or the Court Administrator who has authority to accept payment of fees, penalties, fines, charges, surcharges, or any other amounts due the State by a credit card, debit card, charge card, prepaid card, or stored value card shall not charge or collect any additional amounts for using such card to make the payment unless the agency develops a policy regarding additional charges. Each policy and recommended charge, except that which is adopted and recommended by the Court Administrator, shall be approved by the Secretary of Administration prior to applying the charge. Any such charge shall approximate the cost of providing the service.(e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 66c; amended 2003, No. 61, §§ 1, 5; 2007, No. 51, § 8; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012.)
32 V.S.A. § 584
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 584. Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program

§ 584. Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program|(a) The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to sponsor and participate in an Affinity Card Program for the benefit of water quality improvement in this State upon his or her determination that such a Program is feasible and may be procured at rates and terms in the best interests of the cardholders.(b) In selecting an affinity card issuer, the Treasurer shall consider the issuer's record of investments in the State and shall take into consideration program features that will enhance the promotion of the State-sponsored affinity card, including consumer-friendly terms, favorable interest rates, annual fees, and other fees for using the card.(c) The net proceeds of the State fees or royalties generated by the Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program shall be transmitted to the State and shall be deposited into the Clean Water Fund under 10 V.S.A. § 1388 to provide financial incentives to encourage farmers in Vermont to implement agricultural practices that improve soil health, enhance crop resilience, or reduce agricultural runoff to waters.(d) The State shall not assume any liability for lost or stolen credit cards nor any other legal debt owed to the financial institutions.(e) The State Treasurer is authorized to adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement the Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program. (Added 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § H.18, eff. June 2, 2009; amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 14, 2012; 2019, No. 83, § 4.)
32 V.S.A. § 585
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 585. Definitions

§ 585. Definitions|(a) As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Finance and Management. (2) A "special fund" is a fund created to account for specific revenues earmarked to finance particular or restricted programs and activities, or created by expressed enactment of the General Assembly or created by the Commissioner of Finance and Management to account for and manage such proceeds as those of court settlements or private bequests, transfers between State and local governments, monies of State institution inmate or patient operations, monies resulting from the disposal of State property, grants and other awards accepted by the General Assembly or in accordance with section 5 of this title, transfers of a general services nature between State agencies, or financial transactions by State government on behalf of nonstate entities.   (b) The Commissioner shall fully utilize the fund and account structure in the State finance system to manage efficiently dedicated revenues, with the intended result of reducing and limiting the number of separate special funds, while maintaining accountability and segregation of revenues dedicated by statute for specific purposes. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1997, No. 59, § 79, eff. June 30, 1997; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 283.)
32 V.S.A. § 586
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 586. Application

§ 586. Application|The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to funds established to account for proceeds from the sale of bonds, to the General Fund, the Transportation Fund, the Fish and Wildlife Fund, the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund, or to any federal revenue funds, trust funds, enterprise funds, internal service funds, or agency funds, or to public service enterprise funds established to implement provisions of 30 V.S.A. §§ 211 and 212a through 212f; the budget stabilization reserves created by sections 308 and 308a of this title; the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fund created by 10 V.S.A. § 7013; the Lands and Facilities Trust Fund created by 3 V.S.A. § 2807; the Education Fund created by 16 V.S.A. § 4025; or the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund created by 10 V.S.A. § 312. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1993, No. 25, § 76, eff. May 18, 1993; 1997, No. 59, § 80, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 60, § 20, eff. July 1, 1998; 1997, No. 64, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 1999, No. 62, § 275b; 2001, No. 61, § 54, eff. June 16, 2001; 2001, No. 63, § 230a; 2013, No. 1, § 86.)
32 V.S.A. § 587
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 587. Special funds; creation and termination

§ 587. Special funds; creation and termination|(a) Creation of special funds. The creation of all special funds shall be in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.(b) Termination of special funds. All special funds shall be terminated at a time specified as a condition of the fund's creation, when the revenue source of the fund ceases to exist, or when the purpose of the fund has been fulfilled as determined by the General Assembly. (Added 1991, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 28, 1992; amended 1997, No. 59, § 81, eff. June 30, 1997.)
32 V.S.A. § 601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 601. Statement of purpose

§ 601. Statement of purpose|It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a uniform policy on the creation and review of Executive and Judicial Branch fees, and to require that any such fee be created solely by the General Assembly. (Added 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
32 V.S.A. § 602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 602. Definitions

§ 602. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Agency" or "State agency" means any Executive Branch agency, department, or entity created by Title 3 and any board, commission, council, or similar entity attached to an Executive Branch agency, department, or entity. (2) "Fee":  (A) Means a monetary charge by an agency or the Judiciary for a service or product provided to, or the regulation of, specified classes of individuals or entities. (B) The following charges are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter:  (i) A charge established under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission as provided by 30 V.S.A. §§ 20, 21, and 218. (ii) A charge established by the Board of Liquor and Lottery as provided by Title 7. (iii) A duly adopted charge concerning only inmates of a correctional or detention facility, students enrolled in an educational institution, or patients admitted to a hospital or rehabilitation facility. (iv) Monies paid into an enterprise or internal service fund. (v) A transfer between agencies of State government or between State government and a political subdivision, as compensation for a service, to support a regulatory activity, or to account for surplus property. (vi) Monies from interest and premium payments, rent or lease payments, proceeds of fair market or negotiated sales, or sales of commercially available items. (vii) Except for the purposes of section 605 of this title, motor vehicle and other highway user fees authorized by the General Assembly for the support of the Transportation Fund. (viii) A charge established by the Department of Financial Regulation as authorized by law. (ix) Any other charge exempt by law. (Added 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 1997, No. 59, § 1, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2013, No. 72, § 31; 2015, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2019, No. 73, § 41.)
32 V.S.A. § 603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 603. Fee creation, amount, and adjustment of amount

§ 603. Fee creation, amount, and adjustment of amount|On or after the effective date of this subchapter:  (1) Any new fee shall be established solely by act of the General Assembly, which shall designate the service or product provided, or regulatory function performed, for which the fee is to be charged. (2) The rate or amount of, or adjustment to, any fee shall be set by act of the General Assembly, except that the rate or amount, whether established by statute or rule, shall be adjusted by action of the Joint Fiscal Committee, if projected revenues, as demonstrated by the agency head proposing the adjustment, are reasonably related to the cost of providing the associated service or product or performing the regulatory function. "Cost" shall be narrowly construed, but may include reasonable and directly related costs of administration, maintenance, and other expenses due to providing the service or product or performing the regulatory function. If submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committee, a requested fee adjustment shall be considered approved unless within 30 days of its receipt a member of the Joint Fiscal Committee requests that it be placed on the agenda of the Joint Fiscal Committee or, when the General Assembly is in session, requests that it be submitted for legislative approval. The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to supersede the actual cost charges for copies of public records as established pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 316. (3) Fees for the following, unless otherwise specified by law, may be set by the department providing the service or product, and shall be reasonably and directly related to their costs, as provided in subdivision (2) of this section:  (A) transcripts; (B) reproductions not covered by 1 V.S.A. § 316(d); (C) conferences; (D) forms for commercial use; (E) publications of the department; (F) costs of distribution of department materials; (G) advertising for department services or products; (H) training; (I) charges to attend one-time department events; and (J) sales of department products.  (4) Fees collected under subdivision (3) of this section shall be credited to special funds established and managed pursuant to subchapter 5 of chapter 7 of this title, and shall be available to the charging departments to offset the costs of providing these services or products. However, for purposes of fees established under this subdivision for copies of public records, the fees shall be calculated as provided in 1 V.S.A. § 316. These fees shall be reported in accordance with section 605 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 1997, No. 59, § 2, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)