Vermont Statutes Title 22. Libraries, History, and Information Technology, § 111. Protection of library property; penalties

(a) A library may recover in a civil action damages for detained or damaged library property, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

(b) A person who willfully damages, defaces, or removes without authorization any recording, book, or object available for public use or loan from a library or repository of public records or documents or who detains any library property for more than 30 days after a written notice to return the property has been mailed shall be fined not more than $500.00 for each offense. Each piece of library property shall be a single offense.