The Vermont Statutes Online
Title 9 : Commerce and Trade
Chapter 051 : MISCELLANEOUS LIENS
Subchapter 003 : WAGE LIENS
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 1972)-
§ 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.
