Vermont § 3855 - Trust funds

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3855 — Trust funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3855. Trust funds

  • (a) All monies received under the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from
    the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be
    held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any
    bank or trust company with which, those monies are deposited shall act as trustee
    of them and shall hold and apply them for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations
    as this chapter and the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes of any issue or
    the trust indenture securing the bonds may provide. (b) All monies of the Agency derived from State, local, or federal appropriations or the
    sale of bonds or notes, and all monies constituting reserve funds, shall be paid to
    the treasurer of the Agency or to the trustee under the trust indenture securing the
    bonds or designated in the resolution authorizing the bonds, and all such monies shall
    be held, administered, secured, and applied as provided in such resolution or trust
    indenture. All deposits of the monies shall, if required by such resolution or trust
    indenture, be secured by obligations of the United States of America or of the State
    of Vermont of the market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit, and
    all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security for the deposits. (c) The Auditor of Accounts of the State of Vermont and his or her legally authorized
    representatives may at any time examine the accounts and books of the Agency, including
    its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments, and any other
    matters relating to its financial standing. (Added 1966, No 56 (Sp. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 12, 1966; amended 1969, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970.)

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Section 3855 ("Trust funds") 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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