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
003
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WAGE LIENS
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 1972)
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§ 1972. Preference for wage liens
If a person or company is compelled to stop business by reason of an attachment upon
mesne process and does not resume business within 30 days thereafter, an employee
to whom such person or company is indebted for wages may attach the same property
upon his or her debt. Such attachment shall take precedence over such prior attachment
to an amount not exceeding $50.00 if made before sale thereof on execution.