Vermont § 901 - Actions by or against town officers

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§ 901. Actions by or against town officers

  • (a) Where an action is given to any appointed or elected municipal officer or town school
    district officer, the action shall be brought in the name of the town in which the
    officer serves and in the case of a town school district officer in the name of the
    town school district. If the action is given against such officers, it shall be brought
    against such town or town school district, as the case may be. (b) The municipality shall assume all reasonable legal fees incurred by an officer when
    the officer was acting in the performance of his or her duties and did not act with
    any malicious intent. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 36, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1973, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 901 ("Actions by or against town officers") 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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