Vermont § 2538 - School funds A person entrusted with the charge
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2538 — School funds A person entrusted with the charge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2538. School funds A person entrusted with the charge
- of money, land, or other property belonging to a town or school district for the use of schools, who embezzles, misapplies, or conceals the same or any part thereof shall be liable to be removed from his or her trust and shall forfeit to such town or district double the amount so embezzled, misapplied, or concealed, to be recovered in a civil action on this statute, in the name of such town or district, with costs.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 2538
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Section 2538 ("School funds A person entrusted with the charge") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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