Vermont Code — 24
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- § 1. Counties in State The State is divided into the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden,
- § 2. Addison The County of Addison is formed of the towns of Addison, Bridport, Bristol, Cornwall,
- § 3. Bennington The County of Bennington is formed of the towns of Arlington, Bennington, Dorset,
- § 4. Caledonia The County of Caledonia is formed of the towns of Barnet, Burke, Danville, Groton,
- § 5. Chittenden The County of Chittenden is formed of the towns of Bolton, Charlotte, Colchester,
- § 6. Essex The County of Essex is formed of the towns of Bloomfield, Brighton, Brunswick, Canaan,
- § 7. Franklin The County of Franklin is formed of the towns of Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburgh,
- § 8. Grand Isle The County of Grand Isle is formed of the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte,
- § 9. Lamoille The County of Lamoille is formed of the towns of Belvidere, Cambridge, Eden, Elmore,
- § 10. Orange The County of Orange is formed of the towns of Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea,
- § 11. Orleans The County of Orleans is formed of the towns of Albany, Barton, Brownington, Charleston,
- § 12. Rutland The County of Rutland is formed of the towns of Benson, Brandon, Castleton, Clarendon,
- § 13. Washington The County of Washington is formed of the towns of Barre, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Duxbury,
- § 14. Windham The County of Windham is formed of the towns of Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover,
- § 15. Windsor The County of Windsor is formed of the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Bethel,
- § 71. Repealed. 1993, No. 233 (Adj
- § 71a. Courthouses
- § 71b. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj
- § 72. Expenses of the Superior Court The expenses connected with the Superior Court, unless otherwise provided, shall be paid by the State. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj
- § 73. Support of sheriff’s department
- § 74. Repealed. 1995, No. 181 (Adj
- § 75. Telephone Each county shall provide adequate telephone service for the county courthouse, the offices of the county clerk, and the sheriff. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj
- § 76. County law library Each county may maintain a complete set of Vermont Reports including the digest thereof in the county clerk’s office and in each Probate office
- § 77. County lands; purchase; condemnation
- § 81. Preliminary cost estimates
- § 82. Submission to voters
- § 83. Form, denominations, certification, and cancellation of bonds Insofar as applicable, the provisions of subchapter 1 of
- § 131. Powers and duties The assistant judges shall have the care and superintendence of county property, may
- § 132. United States and State flags; display Such judges shall purchase at the expense of the county and cause to be displayed in the court room in the county courthouse a United States and a State flag
- § 133. County tax; amount; assessment
- § 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant The county treasurer shall issue warrants on or before March 1 requiring the tax to be paid in two equal installments on or before July 5 and on or before November 5. (Amended 1989, No. 176 (Adj
- § 135. County tax; payment by town
- § 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney
- § 137. Jurisdiction Superior Courts, within their respective jurisdictions, may take cognizance of actions in favor of or against the county. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj
- § 138. Local option taxes
- § 139. Assistant judge judicial education
- § 171. Appointment
- § 172. Certificate of appointment Upon the appointment of a county clerk, such judges shall transmit to the Secretary of State their certificate of appointment and qualification of such clerk signed by them
- § 173. Certificate of Secretary of State Upon request, the
- § 174. Repealed. 2009, No; 154 (Adj
- § 175. Bond to county Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a county clerk shall become bound to
- § 176. Deputy clerk A county clerk may, subject to the approval of the assistant judges, appoint one or more
- § 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers Upon
- § 178. Record of sheriff’s commission; copies; evidence The county clerk shall record, in a book kept for that purpose, sheriffs’ commissions with the oath of office indorsed thereon
- § 179. Repealed. 1969, No. 282 (Adj
- § 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders Claims against a county shall be examined and allowed by the assistant judges, unless other provision is made by law
- § 181. Settlements; record; filing
- § 182. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj
- § 183. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj
- § 184. Processing of passport applications
- § 211. Appointment; vacancy Biennially, on February 1, the assistant judges shall appoint a treasurer for the county who shall hold office for two years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified
- § 212. Bond Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a county treasurer shall become bound to the
- § 213. Accounts; disbursements The treasurer shall keep proper entries of monies received and paid out, under appropriate accounts, so that the revenue of the county and the disbursements shall appear in detail
- § 214. Care of lands in unorganized towns and gores;
- § 215. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; power to
- § 216. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; rents
- § 217. Disposal of rents of lands in unorganized towns
- § 218. Rents for county property The county treasurer shall collect rents due from persons holding county property by lease or otherwise.
- § 219. Treasurer to levy tax to meet execution When
- § 220. Tax warrant; payment by town Each town treasurer
- § 221. Annual statement; penalty
- § 222. Neglect to settle; penalty A treasurer who refuses
- § 223. Statement compared, corrected, and filed The assistant judges
- § 224. Annual reports; publication; penalty
- § 261. County financial audit
- § 262. Repealed. 1997, No. 107 (Adj
- § 290. County sheriff’s department
- § 290b. Audits
- § 291. Bond; oath Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a sheriff shall become bound to the
- § 291a. Contracts
- § 292. Office vacant When such sheriff neglects to become so bound within 15 days from the beginning of his or her term of office, the office of sheriff shall be vacant.
- § 293. Duties
- § 294. Sheriff imprisoned If a sheriff is confined in prison by legal process, his or her functions as sheriff shall be suspended
- § 295. Repealed. 1971, No. 258 (Adj
- § 296. Transportation of prisoners All commitments to a State correctional facility or to any other place named by the
- § 296a. Civil liability resulting from escaped prisoner A jailer or other officer who, through negligence, suffers a prisoner
- § 297. §§ 297, 298.
- § 299. Duties as peace officer A sheriff shall preserve the peace using force only as permitted pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151
- § 300. May require assistance A sheriff or other officer
- § 301. Repealed. 2023, No. 30, § 9. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 157; repealed by 2023, No. 30, § 9, eff
- § 302. Power to search; return In the daytime, a sheriff may enter and search houses, buildings, or other places
- § 303. Obstructing sheriff; penalty A person who refuses a
- § 304. Liability for misfeasance of deputy Actions for official
- § 305. Not to appear as counsel, or make writ A sheriff or deputy sheriff shall not appear in any court as counsel, nor make a writ, complaint, answer, or other precept or process, except in his or her own cause
- § 306. Term of office A sheriff shall execute his or her official duties until his or her successor is qualified to act.
- § 307. Deputy sheriffs; appointments and revocation
- § 308. Deputy sheriffs; no compensation for appointment; penalty
- § 309. Bonds of deputies; liability of sheriff; deputy’s powers and duties A sheriff shall be liable for the official acts and neglects of his or her deputies, and may take bonds of indemnity from them
- § 310. Repealed. 2013, No. 49, § 5.
- § 311. Training requirements No person may receive an appointment as a deputy sheriff unless he or she has been
- § 312. Jurisdiction of sheriffs The powers of sheriffs with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the law may be exercised statewide. (Added 1987, No. 122 (Adj
- § 313. Conflict of interest; appearance of conflict of interest
- § 314. Repealed. 2023, No. 171 (Adj
- § 331. Oath; bond Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a high bailiff shall be sworn and give a bond such as may be required by the assistant judges
- § 332. Powers and duties A high bailiff may serve writs which the sheriff is incompetent to serve, and his or her fees shall be the same as those of the sheriff.
- § 333. Confinement of sheriff; vacancy A high bailiff by virtue of a writ or other process directed to him or her against the sheriff may commit the sheriff to the Commissioner of Corrections
- § 361. General duties
- § 362. Full-time State’s Attorneys; private law practice Elected State’s Attorneys shall devote full time to their duties and
- § 363. Deputy State’s Attorneys
- § 364. Investigator
- § 365. Penalty for taking bribe A State’s Attorney who,
- § 366. Deputy sheriffs; police school
- § 367. Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs
- § 401. §§ 401-404.
- § 441. §§ 441-443.
- § 444. Repealed. 1983, No. 194 (Adj
- § 445. §§ 445, 446.
- § 601. §§ 601, 602.
- § 701. §§ 701-743.
- § 801. Composition; meetings The town clerk, selectboard members and justices residing in a town shall constitute the board of civil authority of such town
- § 831. Oaths The clerk, selectboard members, constables, listers, and fence viewers of a town shall be sworn before entering upon the duties of their offices
- § 832. Bonds; requirements
- § 833. Approval; record; evidence On the approval of crime insurance coverage or a bond required by section 832 of this title, the selectboard of a town shall file the same in the office of the town clerk to
- § 834. Neglect of clerk or constable; indemnity A town
- § 835. Payment of premiums Bonds or crime insurance coverage required of officers of a municipality shall be paid for by the municipality requiring the same. (Amended 2021, No. 179 (Adj
- § 871. Organization of selectboard; appointments
- § 872. Selectboard; general powers and duties
- § 873. Repealed. 1967, No. 147, § 53(b), eff
- § 901. Actions by or against town officers
- § 901a. Tort claims against municipal employees
- § 902. Penalty Unless otherwise provided, a town officer who fails or neglects to perform a duty imposed upon him or her by law shall be fined not more than $100.00.
- § 903. Nonliability of municipal officers for money paid out
- § 931. Claims for personal services Claims for personal services,
- § 932. Town may vote compensation A town may vote to compensate any or all town officers for their official services
- § 933. Selectboard may fix; when
- § 934. Selectboard to adjudicate claims The selectboard shall audit and in its discretion may allow claims against the town and draft orders therefor.
- § 961. Vacancy or suspension of officer’s duties
- § 962. Special meeting A town at a special meeting may fill a vacancy in a town office.
- § 963. Duties of selectboard; special meeting
- § 991. Records to be delivered to successor When a town or town school district office becomes vacant by expiration of the
- § 992. Annual settlements; penalty
- § 993. Money to be paid over; penalty
- § 1031. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood At the
- § 1032. Weigher of coal A weigher of coal shall be sworn and shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the sale of coal
- § 1033. Inspector of wiring A municipality may authorize the selectboard, mayor and board of aldermen, or trustees to appoint an inspector of electric wiring and fix his or her compensation.
- § 1061. Conveyance of real estate
- § 1091. Pension system A municipality having a population of at least 5,000 according to the latest preceding
- § 1092. Insurance contracts By its legislative branch, as defined by section 1751 of this title, a municipal corporation may
- § 1121. Authority to adopt
- § 1122. Procedure for adoption Rules adopted under authority of this subchapter shall be deemed to be administrative and may be adopted by majority vote of the legislative body of a municipality
- § 1131. Energy coordinator; duties
- § 1141. Boards or commissions; orders
- § 1147. Advisory budget committee creation; duties If a municipality creates an advisory budget committee as provided in 17
- § 1151. Certificate of election; oath A town clerk shall file with the county clerk a certificate of his or her election or appointment and a copy of his or her official oath on or before six days after election or appointment
- § 1152. Record of proceedings of meetings
- § 1153. Card indices All general indices required by law to be kept by a town or city clerk may be kept by the card index system, with the consent and approval of the selectboard or board of aldermen
- § 1154. Records; copies
- § 1154a. Records; return postage Whenever an instrument listed in
- § 1155. Record of trust mortgage
- § 1156. Chattel mortgages; conditional sales; discharge of lien Within
- § 1157. Duties of town clerk as to chattel mortgages A town clerk shall procure and keep a book of records for mortgages of personal property and shall keep an alphabetical index of mortgagors and mortgagees
- § 1158. Assignment or discharge of mortgage or judgment lien An assignment or discharge of a mortgage or judgment lien shall be duly recorded in the records of the town
- § 1159. Indorsement of time of receiving instruments
- § 1160. Acknowledgements; oath
- § 1161. General index
- § 1162. Indices; liability of clerk and town A town clerk who neglects to keep in his or her office the indices required by law to be kept by him or her shall be fined $20.00 for each six months’ neglect
- § 1163. Index of attachments A town clerk shall keep a book in which shall be alphabetically indexed all attachments of personal property lodged in his or her office
- § 1164. Certified copies; form
- § 1165. Files and records available; when The files and records in the office of the clerk shall be available for inspection upon proper request at all reasonable hours.
- § 1166. Return of name of town treasurer to State Treasurer Annually, on or before July 1, a town clerk shall transmit to the State Treasurer the name of the town treasurer.
- § 1167. Certification of votes When at an annual or
- § 1168. Return of names of listers to Director of the Division of Property Valuation and Review After each annual meeting, a town clerk shall report forthwith electronically to the
- § 1169. Name and address of first constable to county
- § 1170. Appointment of assistant clerk
- § 1171. Duties of assistant clerk
- § 1172. Assistant clerk; record to county clerk Such assistant
- § 1173. Town or village reports The clerk of a municipality shall supply annually each library in such municipality with two copies of the municipal report, upon its publication
- § 1174. Town file Such clerk shall keep on file in his or her office two or more sets of the annual report of the auditors, which at suitable intervals he or she shall bind in book form.
- § 1175. Permanent service records
- § 1176. Manuscripts All books and manuscripts belonging to a town or a town school district, except town
- § 1177. Repealed. 1969, No. 289 (Adj
- § 1178. Safes; vaults A town not already provided with
- § 1179. Reporting of fees received
- § 1201. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 1202. Application
- § 1203. Conflicts of interest Local boards shall comply with the provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 61
- § 1204. Notice
- § 1205. Procedure at hearing
- § 1206. Evidence
- § 1207. Ex parte communications
- § 1208. Qualification of members
- § 1209. Decisions
- § 1210. Appeals Appeals under this chapter shall be taken in the manner established for the underlying proceedings to which this chapter is applied. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj
- § 1231. “Town” construed; officers The word “town” as used in this chapter may be construed to include a city or an incorporated village
- § 1232. Appointment; union of towns The selectboard of a town adopting the provisions of this chapter shall forthwith appoint a general town manager, who may or may not be a resident of the town for which he or she is appointed
- § 1233. Qualifications; authority of selectboard Such a manager shall be selected with special reference to his or her
- § 1234. Oath; bond Before entering upon a manager’s duties, a manager shall be sworn to the faithful
- § 1235. General authority Subject to the requirements of this
- § 1236. Powers and duties in particular The manager shall have authority and it shall be his or her duty:
- § 1237. Examination of departments The selectboard may cause the affairs of any town office or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to be examined
- § 1238. Additional duties The powers, duties, and liabilities imposed
- § 1239. Compensation; how fixed The manager shall receive such pay as may be fixed by the selectboard, unless otherwise specifically voted by the town.
- § 1240. Operation of chapter The provisions of this chapter
- § 1241. Petition; warning When voters, in number equal to five percent of the registered voters in town, petition
- § 1242. Revocation A town that has adopted the provisions of this chapter may reject the same by a majority
- § 1243. Method of voting A town may vote at
- § 1301. Establishment of villages
- § 1302. Alteration of boundaries
- § 1303. Voters Persons residing within the limits of an incorporated village who are qualified voters in town meeting shall be voters in village meeting.
- § 1304. First meeting; officers
- § 1305. Meetings; warnings After the first election, a meeting of such corporation shall be held in each year at
- § 1306. Oaths and bonds of officers The clerk, treasurer, and collector of such corporation shall be sworn
- § 1307. Duties of clerk; fees The clerk shall keep records of the proceedings of such corporation and give copies of the same when required
- § 1308. Duties of trustees; vacancies
- § 1309. Taxes; assessment and collection At a meeting legally warned for that purpose, corporations formed under this
- § 1310. Bylaws An incorporated village may enact such bylaws
- § 1311. Forfeiture for breach of bylaws An incorporated village may fix the amount of forfeitures for the breach of bylaws, not exceeding $20.00 for any one offense, to be recovered by a civil action on this statute
- § 1312. Damages in laying out street; appeal The trustees of an incorporated village may lay out a street, lane, or walk within its limits, and may appraise the damages
- § 1313. Village may indemnify officers An incorporated village, by vote, may indemnify a duly appointed public or peace
- § 1314. Powers of officers Where acts of incorporation or
- § 1315. Appointment of manager
- § 1316. Annexation of adjacent territory to villages The trustees of an incorporated village may petition in writing a judge of the Superior
- § 1317. Annexation; procedure The commissioners shall give notice of the time and place of hearing, hear parties interested, and decide whether such enlargement is advisable
- § 1318. Annexation; fix time for voting At the time of making their decision, if they decide in favor of enlargement, the
- § 1319. Voting in territory proposed to be annexed At such meeting, the residents of such territory who are voters in town meeting may vote on the question of annexation
- § 1320. Village to vote on question of annexation Upon the record of such favorable vote, the trustees of such village shall cause a village meeting to be warned
- § 1321. Rights of voters in annexed territory Persons residing in such annexed territory, who, at the time of such annexation,
- § 1351. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- § 1351a. Board of Governors
- § 1351b. Functions and duties of Board of Governors
- § 1352. Repealed. 1999, No. 139 (Adj
- § 1353. Functions and duties of supervisor
- § 1354. Accounts; annual report The supervisor or supervisors shall maintain an account showing in detail the revenue raised and the expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the supervisor’s duties
- § 1355. Appraisers Subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Property Valuation and
- § 1356. Functions and duties of Board of Appraisers
- § 1401. Appraisers; appointment Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Director of the Division of Property
- § 1402. Appraisers; oath; file
- § 1403. Supervisors; appointment Biennially, on
- § 1404. Supervisors; commission and oath; record The commission and
- § 1405. Supervisor not liable for mistakes A supervisor shall
- § 1406. Taxes expended; how Upon allowance of the accounts of supervisors and appraisers for unorganized towns and
- § 1407. Abatement of taxes Appraisers for unorganized towns and
- § 1408. Supervisor; general duties
- § 1409. Supervisor’s account Quarterly, on the first
- § 1421. Appointment of committee The selectboard of any town
- § 1422. Assistant judges; cooperation with committee A committee appointed under the authority of this chapter shall confer
- § 1423. Town committees; joint plan for consolidation
- § 1424. Approval by assistant judges Any plan drawn up as provided in section 1423 of this title shall be submitted to the
- § 1425. Consolidation plan; publication; voting When any plan of consolidation has been approved by the assistant judges, the
- § 1426. Voting qualifications The qualifications for voting on any proposed consolidation shall be the same as those for the election of town officers. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 6.)
- § 1427. Result of vote; certification The town clerk of
- § 1428. Consolidated town; first meeting If a new consolidated
- § 1429. State Treasurer; duties The State Treasurer shall act as fiduciary for any towns consolidated under the provisions of this chapter
- § 1430. Consolidation of areas in different counties
- § 1461. Location or alteration of municipal lines; monuments
- § 1462. §§ 1462-1464.
- § 1481. Definitions The term “municipalities” as used in this chapter means cities, incorporated villages, special purpose districts, and school districts. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 3.)
- § 1482. Preliminary plan A plan of merger shall be
- § 1483. Contents of plan
- § 1484. Notice and hearing Not less than 30 days prior to the meetings referred to in section 1485 of this title, copies of the plan of merger shall be posted in three or more public places in each of the areas involved
- § 1485. Vote of approval
- § 1486. Notice to Secretary of State The clerk or
- § 1487. Alternative merger provisions
- § 1521. Tax bills and warrants
- § 1522. Receipt for tax bills Upon the delivery of such tax bills to the collector, the selectboard shall take from him or her a receipt therefor, and shall deliver the same to the town treasurer.
- § 1523. Tax bills; duties of selectboards as to a deficit
- § 1524. Tax levies; how kept
- § 1525. Tax levies; credit for gains The treasurer shall
- § 1526. Tax levies; debit of general fund The treasurer
- § 1527. Tax levies—Officers’ duties
- § 1528. Collector of taxes When a town at its annual meeting elects a collector of taxes, he or she shall collect
- § 1529. First constable as collector The first constable shall
- § 1530. Compensation If a municipality votes to pay a salary or other compensation for collecting taxes in lieu of
- § 1531. Payment of money; inspection of tax book When requested by notice in writing signed by a majority of the selectboard,
- § 1532. Settlement; disqualification for neglect Annually, on or before February 1, the collector shall pay over all monies
- § 1533. Town board for the abatement of taxes
- § 1534. Meetings; how notified Meetings of such board shall
- § 1535. Abatement
- § 1536. Abatement; record; discharge
- § 1537. City or village board of tax abatement The board for the abatement of taxes of a city shall consist of the mayor, city
- § 1538. Assessment of tax to pay execution When a
- § 1571. Accounts; reports
- § 1572. City accounts The accounting officers of the several cities within the State shall keep uniform accounts in a manner prescribed by the Auditor of Accounts.
- § 1573. Assistant treasurer A town or city treasurer may appoint an assistant town or city treasurer and may revoke any such appointment at any time
- § 1574. Record of taxes voted The treasurer shall keep a record showing the amount of taxes voted for the support of highways, schools, special departments, if any, and for general town purposes
- § 1575. Repealed. 1985, No. 196 (Adj
- § 1576. Town treasurer; record of orders The treasurer shall pay orders drawn on him or her by officials authorized by law to draw such orders
- § 1577. [Omitted.]
- § 1578. Settlement with auditors and successor The treasurer shall settle with the auditors five days previous to each annual
- § 1579. Collector’s receipt The town and town school district
- § 1580. Account with collector The town and town school
- § 1581. Balance due treasurer When a balance is due a treasurer, the auditors shall draw and deliver to him or her an order therefor on the town treasury.
- § 1582. Outstanding orders; notice to stop interest When a
- § 1583. Outstanding orders; publication of notice Such notice shall
- § 1584. Outstanding orders; no interest after day of notice
- § 1585. Unassigned fund balance
- § 1621. Orders for land damages or damages for injuries
- § 1622. Town orders; record
- § 1623. Signing orders
- § 1651. Repealed. 1967, No. 147, § 53(b), eff
- § 1652. Records of overseers of the poor Effective October 1, 1968, the office of overseer of the poor is abolished
- § 1681. Auditors; duties; meeting
- § 1682. Report; distribution
- § 1683. Contents of report; municipal fiscal years
- § 1684. Trust assets; indebtedness The auditors shall make a detailed statement showing:
- § 1685. Subchapter application to villages Sections 1681-1684 of this subchapter shall apply to all incorporated villages. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 86.)
- § 1686. Penalty
- § 1687. Notice of orders A bank, trust company, or
- § 1688. Notice of deposits A bank or trust company
- § 1689. Penalty for failure to send notice A bank,