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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-05-09</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000728331</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SUTRON CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>STRN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001381864</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>McQuivey Raul S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>22400 DAVIS DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STERLING</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>VA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20164</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chairman, President, CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Sutron Common Stock (Restricted Stock Unit)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-05-09</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Sutron Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>6000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>116000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sutron Corp common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents the conversion upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units into common stock. On May 9, 2012, the reporting person was granted 6,000 Restricted Stock Units, of which two blocks of Restricted Stock Units representing 1/4 of the original May 9, 2012 grant each are eligible for vesting and conversion on January 1, 2013.  The remaining two blocks of Restricted Stock Units representing 1/4 of the original May 9, 2012 grant each are eligible for vesting and conversion on January 1, 2014.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Figure represents 110,000 options granted on October 18, 2002 pursuant to the Issuer's 2002 Stock Option Plan and 2002 Stock Option Agreement, and 6,000 Restricted Stock Units granted on May 9, 2012.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Raul S. McQuivey</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-05-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
