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Taking a Car Without Permission

23 V.S.A. § 1094 — up to two years when the driver knew, and up to five years when aggravated

  • Operating someone else's motor vehicle when the driver should have known the owner had not consented brings a fine of up to $500.
  • Doing it when the driver knew the owner had not consented carries up to two years and $1,000.
  • 23 V.S.A. § 1094
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It becomes aggravated when the taking is knowing and the vehicle is not recovered within 24 hours, takes $500 or more in damage, is disguised or has its identification number altered, is used in a felony, is driven so as to injure someone, is abandoned outside Vermont, or carries plates not issued for it.

  • 23 V.S.A. § 1094

Aggravated operation without consent carries up to five years and $2,000.

  • 23 V.S.A. § 1094
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  1. 23 V.S.A. § 1094 — Operation without consent of owner; aggravated operation without consent of owner

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Vermont attorney.

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