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Introduced by Senator Illuzzi of Essex-Orleans County
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Referred to Committee on
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Date:
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Subject: Crimes; larceny and embezzlement
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Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to amend the embezzlement statute to
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include theft of money from a cash drawer or register by an employee or
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similar person.
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AN ACT RELATING TO EMBEZZLEMENT
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It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
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Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 2531 is amended to read:
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§ 2531. EMBEZZLEMENT GENERALLY
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(a) An officer, agent, bailee for hire, clerk or servant of a banking
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association or an incorporated company, or a clerk, agent, bailee for hire,
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officer or servant of a private person, partnership, tradesunion, joint stock
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company, unincorporated association, fraternal or benevolent association,
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except apprentices and other persons under the age of sixteen 16 years, who
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embezzles or fraudulently converts to his or her own use, or takes or secretes
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with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his or her own use, money or
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other property which comes into his or her possession or is under his or her
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care by virtue of such employment, notwithstanding he or she may have an
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interest in such money or property, shall be guilty of embezzlement and shall
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be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than $500.00, or both.
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(b) For purposes of this section, a person who has responsibility for a cash
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drawer or register in circumstances designated in subsection (a) of this section
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shall be considered to have lawful possession of the funds. Thus, any person
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who, with fraudulent intent, converts funds from the cash drawer or register to
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his or her own use is guilty of embezzlement.
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