Vermont § 5892 - Action to collect taxes; limitations

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§ 5892. Action to collect taxes; limitations

  • (a) Action may be brought by the Attorney General of the State at the instance of the
    Commissioner in the name of the State to recover the amount of the tax liability of
    any taxpayer, if the action is brought within six years after the date the tax liability
    was collectible under section 5886 of this title. The action shall be returnable in the county where the taxpayer resides or has a
    place of business, and if the taxpayer neither resides nor has a place of business
    in this State, the action shall be returnable in Washington County. (b) Notwithstanding 12 V.S.A. §§ 3167 and 3168, a motion may be brought by the Attorney General of the State at the instance of
    the Commissioner in the name of the State for issuance of trustee process at the same
    time as an action is brought under subsection (a) of this section, and, if judgment
    is granted in that action, the court may proceed immediately to hear and render a
    decision on the trustee process. (Added 1966, No. 61 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; amended 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § H.27, eff. June 2, 2009.)

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Section 5892 ("Action to collect taxes; limitations") 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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