Vermont § 3022 - Proceedings to recover tax
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3022 — Proceedings to recover tax, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3022. Proceedings to recover tax
- (a) Whenever any person fails to pay any tax, penalty, or interest, the Attorney General
shall, upon the request of the Commissioner, enforce the payment on behalf of the
State in any court of the State or of any other state of the United States or of any
province of Canada. (b) The remedy for the collection of taxes provided by 32 V.S.A. § 9811(b) shall be available to the Commissioner as an additional or alternate remedy and the
Commissioner may issue a warrant directed to an enforcement officer who may exercise
throughout the State the same powers granted to a sheriff in his or her county. (c) The Commissioner is authorized to contract with private collection agencies for collection
of tax penalties and interest imposed on persons who have failed to pay after reasonable
notification of the debt. The Commissioner may agree to pay collection agencies a
fixed rate for services rendered or a percentage of the amount actually collected
by the agencies and remitted to the State. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 502, the Commissioner may charge against the collections an agreed-upon fixed rate or
percentage of collections. (Added 1981, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 111, § 6.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 3022
What does Vermont Statutes Online § 3022 cover?
Section 3022 ("Proceedings to recover tax") 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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