Vermont § 3769 - Civil action A person who violates a provision of sections 3764-3766 of this title, shall be further liable in a civil action on this statute, in which the plaintiff may recover damages and reasonable attorney’s fees
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§ 3769. Civil action A person who violates a provision of sections 3764-3766 of this title, shall be further liable in a civil action on this statute, in which the plaintiff may recover damages and reasonable attorney’s fees
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the name of the owner of the property so injured, or in the name of the town in which
such burial ground is situated, or in the name of the commissioners, or in the name
of the association or corporation that holds lawful possession of such burial ground
at the time such damage is committed, or, if the property injured is a gravestone
or monument erected to the memory of a deceased person or a grave, tomb, or burial
site in which the body or remains of a deceased person is interred, in the name of
the surviving heirs or descendants of such deceased person, jointly, or in the name
of one or more of them for the benefit of all, or in the name of the historical or
patriotic association or society erecting such monument, tablet, or marker. (Amended 1989, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3769 ("Civil action A person who violates a provision of sections 3764-3766 of this title, shall be further liable in a civil action on this statute, in which the plaintiff may recover damages and reasonable attorney’s fees") 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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