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The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Chapter 005: County Officers; Powers and Duties

  • Subchapter 001: ASSISTANT JUDGES
  •    § 131. Powers and duties

  •    § 132. United States and State flags; display

  •    § 133. County tax; amount; assessment

  •    § 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant

  •    § 135. County tax; payment by town

  •    § 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney

  •    § 137. Jurisdiction

  •    § 138. Local option taxes

  •    § 139. Assistant judge judicial education


  • Subchapter 002: COUNTY CLERK
  •    § 171. Appointment

  •    § 172. Certificate of appointment

  •    § 173. Certificate of Secretary of State

  •    § 174. Repealed. 2009, No; 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

  •    § 175. Bond to county

  •    § 176. Deputy clerk

  •    § 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers

  •    § 178. Record of sheriff's commission; copies; evidence

  •    § 179. Repealed. 1969, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.

  •    § 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders

  •    § 181. Settlements; record; filing

  •    § 182. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

  •    § 183. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. October 1, 2020

  •    § 184. Processing of passport applications


  • Subchapter 003: COUNTY TREASURER
  •    § 211. Appointment; vacancy

  •    § 212. Bond

  •    § 213. Accounts; disbursements

  •    § 214. Care of lands in unorganized towns and gores; lease lands

  •    § 215. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; power to sue and defend actions

  •    § 216. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; rents

  •    § 217. Disposal of rents of lands in unorganized towns and gores

  •    § 218. Rents for county property

  •    § 219. Treasurer to levy tax to meet execution

  •    § 220. Tax warrant; payment by town

  •    § 221. Annual statement; penalty

  •    § 222. Neglect to settle; penalty

  •    § 223. Statement compared, corrected, and filed

  •    § 224. Annual reports; publication; penalty


  • Subchapter 004: COUNTY AUDITOR
  •    § 261. County financial audit

  •    § 262. Repealed. 1997, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999, pursuant to 1997.


  • Subchapter 005: SHERIFFS
  •    § 290. County sheriff's department

  •    § 290b. Audits

  •    § 291. Bond; oath

  •    § 291a. Contracts

  •    § 292. Office vacant

  •    § 293. Duties

  •    § 294. Sheriff imprisoned

  •    § 295. Repealed. 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.

  •    § 296. Transportation of prisoners

  •    § 296a. Civil liability resulting from escaped prisoner

  •    §§ 297, 298. Repealed. 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. April 1, 1969.

  •    § 299. Duties as peace officer

  •    § 300. May require assistance

  •    § 301. Repealed. 2023, No. 30, § 9.

  •    § 302. Power to search; return

  •    § 303. Obstructing sheriff; penalty

  •    § 304. Liability for misfeasance of deputy

  •    § 305. Not to appear as counsel, or make writ

  •    § 306. Term of office

  •    § 307. Deputy sheriffs; appointments and revocation

  •    § 308. Deputy sheriffs; no compensation for appointment; penalty

  •    § 309. Bonds of deputies; liability of sheriff; deputy's powers and duties

  •    § 310. Repealed. 2013, No. 49, § 5.

  •    § 311. Training requirements

  •    § 312. Jurisdiction of sheriffs

  •    § 313. Conflict of interest; appearance of conflict of interest

  •    § 314. Repealed. 2023, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2a, eff. June 10, 2024.


  • Subchapter 006: HIGH BAILIFF
  •    § 331. Oath; bond

  •    § 332. Powers and duties

  •    § 333. Confinement of sheriff; vacancy


  • Subchapter 007: STATE'S ATTORNEY
  •    § 361. General duties

  •    § 362. Full-time State's Attorneys; private law practice

  •    § 363. Deputy State's Attorneys

  •    § 364. Investigator

  •    § 365. Penalty for taking bribe

  •    § 366. Deputy sheriffs; police school

  •    § 367. Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs


  • Subchapter 008: COMMISSIONERS OF JAIL DELIVERY
  •    §§ 401-404. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.


  • Subchapter 009: NOTARIES PUBLIC
  •    §§ 441-443. Repealed. 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2019.

  •    § 444. Repealed. 1983, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

  •    §§ 445, 446. Repealed. 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2019.


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