Vermont § 77 - County lands; purchase; condemnation

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 77 — County lands; purchase; condemnation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 77. County lands; purchase; condemnation

  • (a) Each county may acquire and own such lands and rights in lands as in the opinion of
    the assistant judges are needful for county purposes. (b) A county may condemn land in situations similar to those in which a municipality may
    condemn under section 2805 of this title by complying with the procedures established in sections 2805 through 2812 of this title, with the assistant judges performing the duties assigned by those sections to the
    selectboard. (c) In any proceeding brought by a county under subsection (b) of this section, the assistant
    judges shall be disqualified, and the proceeding shall be heard by the presiding judge
    sitting alone. (Amended 1979, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 166; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72.)

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Section 77 ("County lands; purchase; condemnation") 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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