The Vermont Statutes Online
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.
Subchapter
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ACTIONS AND PENALTIES
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 3663)
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§ 3663. Minimum limitation on actions; void policy provisions
A policy of fire, life, accident, liability, or burglary insurance, or an indemnity,
surety, or fidelity contract or bond issued or delivered in this State by an insurance
company doing business herein, shall not contain a condition or clause limiting the
time of commencement of an action on such policy or contract to a period less than
12 months from the occurrence of the loss, death, accident, or default, nor a condition
or clause making an award by appraisers, fixing the amount of loss by the insured
or beneficiary in such policy or contract, a condition precedent to bringing or maintaining
an action on such policy or contract. Any such conditions or clauses shall be null
and void. (Added 1967, No. 344 (Adj. Sess.), § 1 (ch. 1, subch. 13, § 3).)