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
001
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PROCESS GENERALLY
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 654)
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§ 654. Signing of original writs
(a) [Repealed.]
(b) The signing of original writs is a ministerial act and may be done in advance of issuance.
The signature of an attorney, except when he or she is the plaintiff, to a writ, pleading,
notice of appeal, or other form, constitutes and shall be deemed security, by way
of recognizance, for the issuance of such writ or the filing of such pleading, notice
of appeal, or other form, and such attorney shall be liable to each defendant in the
sum of $50.00 for writs returnable to a Superior Court. (Amended 1959, No. 261, § 5; 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 69.)