Getting Money by a Lie
13 V.S.A. § 2002 — false pretenses, up to 10 years over $900
- Obtaining money, property, a release of a debt, or a signature by false pretenses or a false token, with intent to defraud, is a crime.
- Over $900 it carries up to 10 years and $2,000.
- At $900 or less it carries up to one year and $1,000.
Pretending to be another person and receiving money or property meant for that person, intending to keep it, carries up to 10 years and $2,000.
Knowingly signing a false written statement about one's financial condition, meant to be relied on to get a loan, credit, cash or property, carries up to one year and $1,000.
Sources for this section (4)
- 13 V.S.A. § 2002 — False pretenses or tokens
- 13 V.S.A. § 2001 — False personation
- 13 V.S.A. § 2006 — False statement as to financial ability
- 13 V.S.A. § 2009 — Penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Vermont attorney.